 "A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit." Proverbs 15:13
BE Love ♥️ BE Fun ♥️ LOVE IS Fun! Embrace Love, Laughter and JOY today on Valentine's Day and always. Challenge: BE Fun-Loving just for YOU...and others will want to join in your joyful spirit! May God Bless you and fill your heart with His Love. Amen Sandi
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 BE Love ~ Faith is Love in Action
"...The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." Galatians 5:6 Have you ever wondered what faith and love have to do with one another? How are they connected? Galatians 5:6 says, " ...the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." Faith works by love. It is energized by love. Faith is put into motion by love. Why is that? The purpose of faith is to lead us to know the heart of God and then trust His ways to guide us. Christian faith is the belief, trust, and loyalty to God as revealed in Jesus Christ, ...and we say "amen" to that unique relationship to God in the Holy Spirit through love and obedience as expressed in lives of discipleship and service. Paul’s teaching on love in 1st Corinthians 13 wants us to focus on the faith-love connection. Love—the Greatest of All 1st Corinthians 13:1-8: I may be able to speak the languages of men and even of angels, but if I do not have love, it will sound like noisy brass. If I have the gift of speaking God’s Word and if I understand all secrets, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I know all things and if I have the gift of faith so I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give everything I have to feed poor people and if I give my body to be burned, but do not have love, it will not help me. Love does not give up. Love is kind. Love is not jealous. Love does not put itself up as being important. Love has no pride. Love does not do the wrong thing. Love never thinks of itself. Love does not get angry. Love does not remember the suffering that comes from being hurt by someone. Love is not happy with sin. Love is happy with the truth. Love takes everything that comes without giving up. Love believes all things. Love hopes for all things. Love keeps on in all things. Love never comes to an end. Today, if you think about it, you and I only have one “do not”--Do not get out of love! That’s our one commandment. We are to walk in love, which covers a lot of ground. In fact, we see in this passage that our love walk is connected to everything we do in life as believers, including our faith. God wants us to walk in love because love never fails. He wants the best for us, and since the best is found in love, you and I must walk in love in order to receive God’s best. This includes honoring Him, forgiving and walking in the fruit of the Spirit. The purpose of love is twofold: First, it is revelation of identity. It tells us who God is and who we are in God. Second, it is the very power that allows us to do the work of Jesus and even greater works as Jesus described. Love has the power to help us believe again and restore hope in others. It is the engine that drives our spiritual lives. Faith and love are intricately connected. Don’t think that you can walk in true, God-designed love without walking in faith, neither can you walk in faith without walking in love. Begin studying God’s Word for yourself to find out about this connection and how to live it. When you bring love and faith together, your entire outlook will begin to shift, and you’ll begin to view the world through God’s eyes! Challenge 1: What Faith is to you? Challenge 2: What Love is and is not. Challenge 3: How do you express your faith through love? Put your love into action and BE love. Prayer and Meditation. Dear Heavenly Father, I know I’m designed to Be Love, not just be loved. Jesus is Love. Youre Love. Therefore, I am LOVE in ACTION. Help me walk in love and remember all that Love Is...and isn’t. Thank you for loving me unconditionally and providing me strength and courage to BE LOVE. To be loved is to love. You loved me first. Plan BE | I am designed by you to be LOVE. Amen. References 1) Life Application Study Bible 2) Bible Hub 3) Author: Sandi Hanscom   BE Love ~ Love Is Everything
“...let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 I have recently been obsessed with Love. The thought of Love. The feelings of Love. Love in action. Love from Jesus. God’s Love. My Love. It dawned on me - EVERYTHING is LOVE. I mean everything:
Why do we make love so complicated? Kim Calisi of the longtime Love Is...cartoon fame makes it so simple. I know sometimes it’s not, but honestly, if we are to BE LOVE, then do it in action and truth...and love becomes EVERYTHING... Love is ~ Being Kind Sending a note A Smile Being intentional Going out of your way Calling first Apologizing Champagne and chocolate Looking nice just for you Giving a hug No expectation Love is . . .all you need. Weekly Challenge: BE LOVE. EACH DAY. Love is....? Who: Decide who you can Love today What: Open your heart and time to make a difference in someone’s life with the gift of love Where: Text, phone call, email, mail, in person...whatever works for you. When: Each day, every day, everywhere Why: Because LOVE IS EVERYTHING. Love changes EVERYTHING. How: through actions and truth, praise and thanksgiving, deed and sacrifice. (what will you do?) Keep it simple. Prayer and Meditation Dear Heavenly Father, I know I’m designed to Be Love, not just be loved. Jesus is Love. Therefore, I am LOVE in ACTION. Help me take my mind off of myself and think of another each day, every day, and change their lives by simple forms of LOVE. Because LOVE IS EVERYTHING. Thank you for loving me unconditionally and providing me strength and courage to BE LOVE even when I don't want to or don’t feel love. To be loved is to love first. You loved me first. I am designed to be LOVE. Amen. Praying we all fill the world with LOVE today and everyday. BECAUSE LOVE IS EVERYTHING. XO Authors: Sandi Hanscom |
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