• HOME
  • SPEAKING
    • TOPICS
  • COACHING
  • MAKEUP ARTISTRY
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • CONTACT
    • BOOKING
    • EMAIL
  • ABOUT
  • BlOG
  Kirsten Berger Coaching

Love   is...

2/26/2014

 
My leading thought today is this: 
I love God and God is love so I love, love. 
What?


Yes. 1 John 4:8 says…”Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 


Okay, that makes sense but now what? If I say, ‘I love God’, I best be clear about what love is because as powerful as love is it’s also very easy to get wrong. As a Christian, my beliefs teach me that love is an action towards those who are not me. 
I get that but sometimes ‘action’ loving those around me is hard. Ok, a lot of times this is hard because selfish thoughts get in the way and I love those around me to get what I want. 

So today I decided I should revisit what God teaches me about what actions I should be taking to ‘action’ love people. Thankfully, it’s nicely lined out for me and for you in 
1Corinthians 13:4-7.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Wow, this is beautiful! 
Wow, this is hard!

It’s hard because selfishness teaches me to love me, where Jesus teaches the opposite. Jesus wants me to love those around me, and in 1Corinthians12 Paul teaches the same idea. We are to love others.


So to help make this hit even closer to home let’s try this: Replace the word love with your name, and keep in mind someone dear to you.

_____is patient, _____ is kind. _____does not envy, _____does not boast, _____is not proud. _____does not dishonor others, _____is not self-seeking, _____is not easily angered, _____keeps no record of wrongs. _____does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. _____always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

How do you feel? Humbled? Encouraged? 

Love is an action directed toward another. Make today an action-packed day. You’ll love it!


If this post touched you, I'd love to hear your comments and invite you to share this with others.
Geoff
2/26/2014 01:26:01 am

Crazy morning at work today. Jesus sent me your post just in time!!! I am grateful for you.


Comments are closed.

    Categories

    All
    Action
    Afraid
    Available
    Back To School
    Candy
    Candy Fairy
    Chidren
    Christian
    Color
    Commandment
    Commemorate
    Crime
    Disburdenment
    Easter
    Eating
    Emotion
    Eye Contact
    Faith
    Fall
    Fear
    Food
    Forgiveness
    Freedom
    Free Will
    Fruits Of The Spirit
    God
    Gratitiude
    Halloween
    Happiness
    Hard
    History
    Holiday
    Holy Week
    Hope
    Independence Day
    Indians
    Interrupting
    Jesus
    Kids
    Kind
    Love
    Managed
    Manners
    Mealtime
    Moms
    Needs
    New Year
    October
    Patient
    Pilgrims
    Please
    Poerty
    Polite
    Pope
    Power
    Pray
    President Lincoln
    Prison
    Pursue
    Reaction
    Resolutions
    Role Model
    Sara Josepha Hale
    Sharing
    Skills
    Spirit
    Stress
    Summer
    Super Foods
    Teachable
    Thankfulness
    Thanksgiving
    Thank You
    Totes
    Traditions
    Travel Tips
    Trick-or-treat
    Trinity
    Working Together
    Zacchaeus

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • SPEAKING
    • TOPICS
  • COACHING
  • MAKEUP ARTISTRY
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • CONTACT
    • BOOKING
    • EMAIL
  • ABOUT
  • BlOG