Life hurts sometimes. We all face times of loss, disappointment, hardship, discouragement, and doubt. Read how Paul describes his situation in his letter to the Corinthian church in the first century: For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our […]
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I like order. I like rules. I like to stick to the rules and I like it when others follow the rules too. I have a tendency to be a “line drawer”. I grew up with three sisters. I am the oldest, and naturally the bossy one. As a military family we moved around…ALOT! Most […]
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Forgiving others when we have been hurt or wronged is hard. No question! So where do we begin? How do we love and forgive when we’ve been wronged? As we continue our study of learning to walk in love, let’s compare 1 Corinthians 13:5b with the mutuality commands (one anothers) found in Ephesians 4. Love..is not […]
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ISeeking my own way and serving my own needs is not hard. But learning to put others first at times can be difficult. When it comes to love, are you self-seeking or serving? We continue our study in 1 Corinthians 13 comparing the attributes of love with the mutuality commands (one anothers) found throughout the Scriptures. Love […]
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“Follow your heart!” “Do what makes you happy!” “Look out for number one!” These are all love and happiness messages of the world that seek to inform how we are to live. But how do these messages align with the walk of love we’ve been discussing? We continue our comparison of the love passage in […]
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We know we are called to love others, but how do we do this? It can be even more difficult with those who are hard to love. God’s Word gives us the answer. As we learn to walk in love, it will affect our attitudes, our actions, and our relationship! Learning to walk in love […]
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Life is hard. Relationships are messy. How do we love one another and extend grace when we just don’t feel like it, or when it seems impossible given the current situation we are facing? How do we walk in love? In reading through Ephesians 4:1-5:21, we find some answers as we look at two repeated […]
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Do you know God loves you? If you answered yes, I do not mean just head knowledge, but do you REALLY know it? Personally I have struggled with this in certain situations throughout my walk as a believer. My first response would be to say, “Of course I know God loves me.” I know He […]
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The Father is reminding me to “love better” everywhere I turn. Most recently the reminder has come in Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” But what does it mean to walk in love? […]
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For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. –Ecclesiastes 3:8 Love and hate. War and peace. We crave both love and peace, but often exchange them for hatred and war. […]
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