Posts Tagged ‘Love’

Love is gentle and mild and displays kindness to others. Sometimes our words or actions are mean and shrewd to others. Little “jabs” or “sarcasms” will often wound others. None of us like to associate with someone who is always uttering unkind words or doing unkind deeds. Aren’t you grateful Jesus Christ is loving and […]

This means we are patient in bearing the offenses and injuries of others. When someone is offensive, do you “suffer long” or do you quickly react? In other words, love backs away and allows God time to work in a person’s life without injecting our own will. Love does not give up or lose heart […]

My take on control, fear, paranoia, and self-righteousness. There they stand. Clutching the cold steel bars of their cell. Gazing at you with condemning eyes of judgment. Wagging their head with disapproval as you walk joyfully in the freedom of Christ. They cry out, “Come and separate yourself with us as we study the things […]

“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalms 37:4). I guess most of us focus and dwell on the desires of our heart instead of delighting in the Lord. Notice the promise is for those who delight IN THE LORD. Here are a few questions for […]

‎”Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?” (Proverbs 20:9). The believer in Christ can. “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” (Ephesians 1:7). There is great strength in knowing the marvelous work and gift of […]