IN LOVE

Bible verse: Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth hath fulfilled the law.
Romans .13vs8

I had an experience two days ago, in the school where I teach. A free training is ongoing and every child is given an opportunity to learn. Being a high grade school, where you see children from rich homes, they are popularly referred to as kids who are 'tush'. It is strange to find a child who does doesn't not belong to this description in the school. But, there was a girl of about a year old, not well dressed and not looking as good as the others, I felt an irritation and it became obvious through my facial expressions - it showed. Instantly, the Holy Spirit asked me why and told me to look at the child properly and I did, then I corrected my mind and smiled at her. I realized that, my mind had decided to accommodate only 'the tush' children because that was what I was exposed to.

There is no loving without giving and giving involves sharing. You can't sincerely and in truth define love, without mentioning giving and sharing. The movie and entertainment industry has succeeded in making us beleive that love involves receiving, especially as a lady. There is, this notion that as long as a person meets certain criteria and suits our expectations, they can be loved by us.

But, today let's remember our exercise on love , where we replaced love with ur name in 1 Cor.13, with all the character of love ,which we trust that we are allowing the Holy spirit birth to manifestation in us. What criteria do we think a person or people must meet before they are allowed into our lives? And before we can share with them?

The bible says we should owe no one nothing, except love. That means that we are to pour our love to everyone that comes our way. No personal preference should interface in the place of our loving people. If we are ambassadors of Christ, which means that, we are to carry the message of Christ to everyone. Let's also know that we preach in love and not in anger to people.

We must get to the point where nothing stops us from talking to people about the love of God because that love is our lifestyle. The only criteria Christ has ever set for man is love, He loved us and died for us, while we had not even thought of His love, He gave and opened a way to Himself waiting for us to come.

As people who are hungry and thirsty for God, we must allow His work so much in us to produce the fruit of Love which allows us to Open ourselves up to people and share our resources with them with the aim of blessing God's kingdom. Your personality or whatever, should not be an hinderance to the expression of God's love through you to someone, either in the family of faith or outside the family of faith.

You can only know that God is producing the fruit of love in you when you accept and open your heart to love people without setting standards that must be met in order to satisfy your self, your flesh.

CENTRAL TRUTH: Allowing God to produce the fruit of love in us by accommodating people.

PRAYER:

Lord, I release my mind to you, do your work in me and help me to see people the way you see them.

THINK ON THIS: Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. ROM.13vs1

Gift Chika
Content Writer - Daily Dealings