Falling short at loving well.
God tells us to “love your neighbor as yourself”.
It is much easier for us to love in the realm of society instead of the fullness of God. Let me explain: Societies love is constantly self-seeking, conditional, as well as withholding. It is often linked around getting our own wants, needs, and desires met with little regard to the emotional wellbeing of others. It also comes in the form of allowing others to control and/or manipulate as well as being the controller and/or manipulator. It can cause confusion within boundaries and accountability. All of this is an act of self preservation causing our hearts to be guarded, thus protecting our own idea of happiness and self-worth.
We live this way not because we want, but because our hearts have been impaired into believing this is the way to love. This causes us to miss the mark on the true meaning of God’s love. This is no fault of our own; it is just the nature of a fallen world. However it is our responsibility to break free from this form of bondage and learn how to thrive within the fullness of loving others and being loved in Godly abundance. Anything short of this can be seen as areas of grey.
If you desire to love the way God has instructed, you may find these hints helpful: Do a self-check on how you love, make necessary changes via seeking healing and understanding from the Master physician, allow Him to change your mindset and mend your heart, learn to set boundaries and hold self and others accountable, and last but not least - love courageously.
I leave you with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails
It is much easier for us to love in the realm of society instead of the fullness of God. Let me explain: Societies love is constantly self-seeking, conditional, as well as withholding. It is often linked around getting our own wants, needs, and desires met with little regard to the emotional wellbeing of others. It also comes in the form of allowing others to control and/or manipulate as well as being the controller and/or manipulator. It can cause confusion within boundaries and accountability. All of this is an act of self preservation causing our hearts to be guarded, thus protecting our own idea of happiness and self-worth.
We live this way not because we want, but because our hearts have been impaired into believing this is the way to love. This causes us to miss the mark on the true meaning of God’s love. This is no fault of our own; it is just the nature of a fallen world. However it is our responsibility to break free from this form of bondage and learn how to thrive within the fullness of loving others and being loved in Godly abundance. Anything short of this can be seen as areas of grey.
If you desire to love the way God has instructed, you may find these hints helpful: Do a self-check on how you love, make necessary changes via seeking healing and understanding from the Master physician, allow Him to change your mindset and mend your heart, learn to set boundaries and hold self and others accountable, and last but not least - love courageously.
I leave you with 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails
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