He Is My Life: Living to Love Others as Jesus Did

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“We must always keep in mind that it is His love, given by His Spirit, that is the key. No amount of love we could muster up in our own strength will unlock the doors to lasting fulfillment in relationships with others. It is God’s love that has the power to change our lives and the lives of those we come in contact with. My ability to love others is directly related to the condition of my own heart before God.” (source)

“We have been created for relationship—relationship with God and with one another. In this life one thing is clear—God calls us to love one another. But we often don’t take the call to love others seriously. We add conditions to His command, supposing that we have a menu of different options depending on our present circumstances or the dynamics of our current relationships. We pick and choose whom to love, whom to forgive, and whom to reach out to. Our choice is often based on our own feelings of hurt or the past baggage that we bring into our Christian walk.” (source)

“But loving others is one of the hardest things in life unless all conditions are just right—then, maybe then, we are willing to let go and love. The reality is that Christians don’t love automatically.” (source)

“But many of us think that love should flow out of our every pore once we have committed our lives to Christ. Unfortunately, there is no automatic love switch that flips on when we come to Christ.” (source)

“The key here is taking responsibility for being the first to overcome the issue, the fault, the offense, with good” (source)