The Title: Did you know it's commanded of us?
I'm on a mission to love others as God loves us. This is challenging. God's love is so pure and unforced. He just loves us. He sees the good in us and strives to help us run out the bad. But how can I see the good in people?
My first realization is to humble myself and realize I'm not perfect. This puts me on the same playing field as the others that I get so irritated with. Next, I must remember it is a commandment.
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another" John 13:34
It doesn't get much clearer than that. And I do truly want to love everyone, so I'm making this my next spiritual mission. I'm not sure how to measure my growth in this area, but it's still worth moving towards.
I had a few incidents where I realized I just can't stand to be around some people. But I have to separate my disliking of their personality, from my love for that person. I don't have much development of this yet, but I will try. Starting with my list of people I can't stand to be around. It's tough times, but I'm gonna do it.
I'm on a mission to love others as God loves us. This is challenging. God's love is so pure and unforced. He just loves us. He sees the good in us and strives to help us run out the bad. But how can I see the good in people?
My first realization is to humble myself and realize I'm not perfect. This puts me on the same playing field as the others that I get so irritated with. Next, I must remember it is a commandment.
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another" John 13:34
It doesn't get much clearer than that. And I do truly want to love everyone, so I'm making this my next spiritual mission. I'm not sure how to measure my growth in this area, but it's still worth moving towards.
I had a few incidents where I realized I just can't stand to be around some people. But I have to separate my disliking of their personality, from my love for that person. I don't have much development of this yet, but I will try. Starting with my list of people I can't stand to be around. It's tough times, but I'm gonna do it.
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