Godly Love.
Let me give you a little testimony before we begin. For 16 years of my life, I was an Atheist. I had no interest in God or Jesus Christ. I didn't believe in His love for me. It wasn't until I met Anthony and our friends Tawney and Raymond that I really got to see God and how he is moving in people. Anthony invited me to church when we first started dating and I just felt something in my heart, like there was a hole that was missing. The more we went, the more I felt it. It didn't take long before I found myself longing for God's love. I found peace and a home in Christ. It hasn't been an easy journey. Especially since my family is Atheist. But, God has provided me with an abundance of blessings and love. And I'm thankful to God each and every day.
With that said...
Let's talk about Godly Love today.
There are different kinds of Love, I guess, in today's world. There's love in a family, love in friendship, love in relationships, and love in God. There's even love for our enemies and neighbors.
I want to cover all of these today, in the best way I can. But I pray that you all will have open minds and open hearts to this.
So let's begin.
"Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you." - Deuteronomy 5:16
When you honor someone, you're showing some sort of affection or love to them. God wants you to honor your parents with love and respect. They've taken on the task that God has given them and may have felt some hardships because of it. Your parents may not be the best parents, or they may have made mistakes, or are even rarely in your life, but they still created you through God. So, showing honor to your parents and giving them love is giving to love to the Lord because he created them with a purpose to create you.
Loving your family is important. Not just in a Christian sense, but in an every situation sense. God created love for a reason. It was to unify people. It was to create a sense of security and peace. God's love for our family is enormous. And let me just say, it doesn't matter whether your family is Atheist, Buddhist, and any other religion in the world. He still loves them. He's blessed my parents abundantly and they don't even give any credit to Him. But He still puts love in their hearts. He still watches over their families and ancestors. He still watches over me and my brother and sister. Don't think He's forgotten about your family. Because He hasn't. He's watching and waiting.
That's all I have for today. This is going to be a series, so I think the next time it will be Love For Our Friends. I am going to work on putting together more scripture base and just gathering my thoughts more organized, so if you have any suggestion, please feel free to comment. Take care everyone, and May God Bless You & Your Families.
Thanks for reading~! <3
With love,
Taylor Rae
I want to cover all of these today, in the best way I can. But I pray that you all will have open minds and open hearts to this.
So let's begin.
I don't know your history with your family, but I'm just going to assume that you have a fairly good relationship for the most part. God created every relative, every ancestor, every bit of life in your family to make sure you came into this world with a support system and those who can guide you in life. Whether they took that responsibility or not was their choice, but overall, they are to set an example in the household. Love within a family is very important to God. Without love, what is a family?
"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." - 1 Corinthians 13:7
This scripture speaks near and dear to my heart when I think about my family. It wasn't even a year ago when my dad was told he was losing his job. My family was devastated. But we had love for each other, believed in each other, hoped for the best with each other, and we endured the pain. I prayed every night for my dad to find some way to rise above. And he did. They decided to let him keep his job along with all the benefits and more. Love is so powerful in a family. It can make us stronger and more united. Especially when it comes from Christ. My parents may not believe God had saved us, but I believe He was working on a miracle with my family. The love for one another in this family can make God do wonderful things.
When you honor someone, you're showing some sort of affection or love to them. God wants you to honor your parents with love and respect. They've taken on the task that God has given them and may have felt some hardships because of it. Your parents may not be the best parents, or they may have made mistakes, or are even rarely in your life, but they still created you through God. So, showing honor to your parents and giving them love is giving to love to the Lord because he created them with a purpose to create you.
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
I really want to direct this scripture to siblings. A lot of the times, we tend to argue or fight with our siblings for sometimes petty reasons. It could be a clashing of two different opinions or just two different personalities not mixing well. It could even be over a TV remote. But in the end, they are still your sibling and you're gonna have to put up with them for the rest of your life. That is why it is best to be kind to them. You never know what may happen to them the next day, God forbid anything happens. But it is always best to forgive them if they have wronged you or admit you're wrong. You don't want to end things on a bad note with your family. God created both of you equally. He doesn't want to see ANY of children arguing or fighting. So forgive and let live.
Loving your family is important. Not just in a Christian sense, but in an every situation sense. God created love for a reason. It was to unify people. It was to create a sense of security and peace. God's love for our family is enormous. And let me just say, it doesn't matter whether your family is Atheist, Buddhist, and any other religion in the world. He still loves them. He's blessed my parents abundantly and they don't even give any credit to Him. But He still puts love in their hearts. He still watches over their families and ancestors. He still watches over me and my brother and sister. Don't think He's forgotten about your family. Because He hasn't. He's watching and waiting.
That's all I have for today. This is going to be a series, so I think the next time it will be Love For Our Friends. I am going to work on putting together more scripture base and just gathering my thoughts more organized, so if you have any suggestion, please feel free to comment. Take care everyone, and May God Bless You & Your Families.
Thanks for reading~! <3
With love,
Taylor Rae
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