![]() Then, seek to meet with them as you draw upon God's limitless inexhaustible, overwhelming love for them by faith. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with Christ's love for all of them. Perhaps your boss, a fellow employee, your spouse, your children or your father or mother is on the list of those whom you will love by faith. Then cast this care on the Lord as we are commanded to do in 1 Peter 5:7. Thank God that Satan has no control over you except that which is allowed by God. Thank God that you are His child and that your sins are forgiven. He is all goodness, and He is in you! Whenever Satan tries to attack you by reminding you of sins which you have already confessed or by magnifying your weaknesses and shortcomings, claim in faith the forgiveness and righteousness of God, and thank Him that, on the authority of His Word, you do not have to be intimidated by Satan's accusation. If Christ is in you, you are complete because Christ Himself is perfect love, perfect peace, perfect patience, perfect kindness. You have no reason to dislike yourself when your Creator has already forgiven you and demonstrated his unconditional love by dying for you! Have you thought of applying the truths of 1 Corinthians 13 to yourself by faith? Ask God to help you see yourself as He sees you. Perhaps you will place yourself on the list. Make a List of Those Who are Difficult to Loveīut what about those who seem unlikable? People with whom you may have difficulty getting along? Individuals whose attitudes rub you the wrong way? I encourage you to make a list of people you do not like and begin to love them by faith. What other things can be thus changed by the warmth of your interest and agape love? Your family? Your church? Your city? This hurting world is hungry for the touch of someone who cares - who really cares! Through God's agape kind of love, you can be that someone. The touch of a hand causes the special inks in the printing to react, and the dull gray is transformed into a flashing rainbow of color. Its color is a dull gray until warmed by one's hand. When God leads you to help someone, He will enable you to do what He leads you to do.Ī Japanese magazine has a picture of a butterfly on one of its pages. By following the leading of Gods Spirit, you can help those whom the Lord has prepared for His transforming touch, and you will become part of His miraculous provision. When you sense God's love flowing through you to that individual, find out his need and begin ministering to that need. ![]() ![]() As you pray, ask Him to lay someone on your heart. The tug of love within you means that He is filling you with godly compassion and that He has chosen you to minister to that individual.Īsk God to manifest His tender compassion through you in some way today. It is Gods compassion streaming toward the one in need. I encourage you to take the first step start loving by faith and follow that flow. You couldn't explain it, but your impulse was to do something special for that person. Perhaps you felt it while washing the dishes, or while working on the job, or driving down the freeway, or sitting in a classroom. ![]() Most of us at some time in our lives have experienced this flow of love toward someone. ![]() Such love compelled Jesus to feed the hungry, comfort the sorrowing, heal the sick, teach the multitude, and raise the dead. It is a gentle stream of tenderness and concern for another person's need. Jesus said, "Rivers of living water shall flow from the inmost being of anyone who believes in me." Compassion is one of these rivers. Agape love frequently expresses itself as a flow of compassion. ![]()
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