Love Better; Live Better
Colossians 3:15, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Good Morning! Have we met the day with positive and joyous feelings that will continue throughout the day? Did we call on Jesus in our morning prayer thanking Him for this new day and all that we will experience during the day? I find that when we are thankful first, everything will begin with positive emotions which will bring peace to us inside and out. Every day we strive to live better, but do we realize that, to do that, we must first love better? Throughout the Bible God uses the word or words meaning love to express how our lives can be utterly changed by giving, sharing, and showing real love. Love can be a very diverse feeling that involves the depths of your soul. When you first accepted God into your heart, your emotions went from being confident to submissive; being impassive to crying; from crying to rejoicing and shouting! God entered in to show you the deepest of love; holding nothing back; showing you grace and acceptance of you as you are! When you take a moment to focus and think on loving and living, ask yourself; have I truly loved God like He loved me? Have I loved others the way Christ loved and sacrificed for us? Have I truly lived my life as God intended? Major questions we need to ask God about every time we pray and seek His presence. As we start loving the way God wants us to, we see that it begins changing our lives for the better; replacing fear, envy and grudges, with the continuous love of God that causes us to love better. We start aligning our hearts with His. With the changes, living a better life starts happening; we become eager to praise Him, worship Him, love Him. Our loving of others and ourselves is like a true part of our lives; we begin living better! So, every day as you awake, thank God for everything; then ask Him to show you ways to love better so you can begin living better!
Scriptures:
Read: I John 4:11-12, 19, Colossians 3:13-16, John 13:34-35, John 3:16, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, I John 2:15-17, Matthew 22:37-40, Proverbs 8:17, Hebrews 11:6, Philippians 4:13, Romans 8:28, I Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 5:15, Proverbs 3:5-6, John 8:12, Hebrews 13:5, Psalms 37:4, Galatians 2:20, I John 4:6-11, I Peter 4:8, I Peter 3:8-11, Ephesians 4:32, Zephaniah 3:17
Prayer:
Dear God, thank you for showing us how to really love and how to use that love to help us live better. Dear God, thank you for your unconditional love; your grace and acceptance of us just as we are. God, please continue to guide us, protect us, and help us to understand the right way to love so we can live the right way for you. Amen.