love people. that's it. SO simple. yet SO hard.
I challenge each of you to read 1 John. This book of the Bible is packed full commands about loving God and loving His people. This command sounds very easy to follow but it is not. The evil one brought hatred and darkness into this world so many years ago. He draws us away from our True Love by filling us up with discontentment and jealousy which leads to unforgiveness and hatred. These negative thoughts and emotions draw us slowly but surely away from out Loving Father in Heaven. What do we do? How do we keep ourselves filled with Love and not hate?
We love. We love when it's easy. We love when it's hard. We love the people that hurt us. We love when they hate us back. We love our enemies. We love when we know it will hurt us. We love because God tells us to.
"Dear Friends, let us love one another..." 1 John :7
Who is that one person in your life that is hard to love? You know ... that person that came to mind that you are right now trying to forget. I challenge you to pray for them and tell them that they are loved. Text them. Email them. Write them a letter. Tell them that they are loved.
"Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we ought also to love one another..." 1 John 4:11
That's what life comes down to.
love people.
