Love Til It Hurts!

Hello Friends,

Do you have a friend that you love and share your heart with but they don't reciprocate back to you? How about a pestering, opinionated workmate that seems to have 'Parrot-itus'?! Oh, I know, you must have that extremely annoying neighbor that makes too much noise above you, or always parks in "the good spot", right? I bet you know that one at the grocery store who swung in front of you at the check-out, making 40mph! You can still smell the burning rubber from their cart wheels!

Well, we all seem to encounter people like this on a daily basis. They're everywhere! But do you know that God commanded us to love them? Now I know the last thing in the world you want to do is think about God when some one's rude to you, but if you practice giving them a kind word or choosing to smile or say nothing, I promise you it would get easier with each experience.

Jesus said that He would know that we are His disciples because of the love we have for each other. He also said this, "But I say to you , love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." - Matt. 5:44. Wow! That's a lot to ask, right? But I think Jesus, of all people is quite qualified to speak! Here's a noteworthy fact: Only four of The Ten Commandments deal with how to treat God; the other six deals with how to treat others! So beginning today, let's begin to practice the love of God...even when it hurts!

"Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." - Eph. 5:1-2

Be Blessed!