Love Walk

Jesus gave us 2 new commandments. Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. And the second love your neighbor as yourself. This sums up all the law. So if we break this down, our love walk consists basically of three things. First we need to love God completely. But do we? God's word says, "if you love me you will obey me". Statistics show that only 3 percent of those that attend Christian church regularly tithe. The bible clearly states that tithing not a suggestion. (Ouch). God also tells us to forgive those who have hurt us, but do we? (Ouch again). These are just a few examples of disobedience. The real problem is that most Christians have not yet learned how to truly trust God. Until we learn how to trust and obey God, we cannot move on to the next step of loving others as we love ourselves.

Next we are to love ourselves. Many people do not. How many of you, if asked publicly could confidently stand up and say, " I love myself". Many of us could not without feeling uncomfortable in some way. This is because we have not been taught how to love ourselves. We are not to be selfish, and although we may not like all of our own behavior, we are still supposed to love ourselves. Separating who you are from what you do, is a big challenge, but one that must be overcome. You cannot give away what you do not have. There is no way for you to successfully love others until you have first learned to love yourself. Remember, you are priceless to God. According to Him you are worth the sacrifice of His one and only son, Jesus.

Finally, the act of loving others is the third step. Learning to sacrifice for the good of other people, to do for others without any expectation of payback or reward, simply because we love God. Loving others is the hardest of the three and takes a lifetime to master. However, we will never be successful at loving others until we first learn to love God and then ourselves.

Just a bit of Food for Thought