The love that changes things

“This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you.” The commandment is clear to love one another as the Lord has loved us. He gave the example by giving His only begotten Son to die for our sins. While we were enemies to God, He still gave His only Son as a sacrifice for us (Romans 5:10). We don’t have to give up our children in this way, but we could give up on having to be right all the time. We could give up on obeying our emotions in times of trouble. We could give up on letting people treat us like dirt just because we don’t want to be alone. We could give up on allowing demonic influences to rule our lives. The love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts at the time we became christians. That love first comes as a seed which must grow. The growth process begins when we decide it’s not about our feelings but faith. When someone disrespects you, there’s an opportunity to walk in love, and not to react to their level of ignorance. There’s always a way to deal with drama folk or straight up ignorant people and not participate with their nonsense. As we love one another the love of God in us grows. But it’s the friction of crisis or storms in our lives that test our love level. Faith works by love, so if your love meter is low, so is your faith gauge that reaches God (Galatians 5:6). God is love, and love is still the answer for this world’s fallen state.