If I could speak in any language in heaven or earth but didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn’t love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever. I Corinthians 13:1-3
What a powerful set of scriptures! There is such freedom in these verses! Without love, we are nothing! Lately, I sense that the Lord is revealing His Love through us more and more, His light shining through us. There is such darkness all around us. It is very liberating to know that we are to just be his vessels, to let the love of God just flow out of us. People need to see Jesus, and not us. He loved us so much that He died for us. Many of us are facing circumstances and people that we have to die of ourselves, put aside our feelings, and allow love to illuminate. The more situations you are in where you have to give out love even though you don’t feel like it, the more you are stretched, the more you want to scream and get out of your element, the more God is entrusting you with His love to give out. It is a gift of God that He has directed people into your lives for you to display His love. You cannot out give God. The more you give out His love, the more will be poured into you. How awesome is that! We are His vessels, as He pours into us, we pour out to others.
Get excited about every individual you meet or that crosses your path! It is a divine appointment of Our Lord! It isn’t about speaking their language, or prophecying over them, knowing all about them, giving them gifts, or any other personal sacrifices you may think of, it is about loving them just where they are at.
Isn’t the word of God awesome!?! If you don’t love others, you are of no value. So make sure that you are walking in love, in Our Lord’s love.
Ask God to help you love and see each individual that is in your life or comes into your life as He sees them. There are so many people that have been hurt and are feeling helpless, some don’t even know it because they have built up walls. Be disciplined to pay attention to the next person that crosses your path, and pour the love of Our Lord onto them, prepare the way for The Lord!
Fitness Tip:
Restful Slumber-very important to get a good nights sleep, to be rested in body, mind and spirit, so that we can be all God wants us to be, and to live each day fully.
*Practice good sleep habits. Be on a regular schedule for going to sleep and waking up.
* Reduce caffeine
*Eat meals at regular times
*Exercise 5-6 hours before going to bed
*Have bedroom comfortable
*Wind down before going to sleep. Do something that relaxes you.
*Pray, ask for restful slumber and protection over your dreams.
Blessings,
Pat