Wednesday Reading: Romans 12:9-10
Key Verse: Romans 12:10
10 in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having led one another in honour.
Devotion:
When was the last time that you told someone that you loved them? Just how much did you actually mean by those words? I fear to many the words no longer mean what they should but rather mean something along the lines of “you’re ok” and they are used to support or qualify other phrases. To me those three words (I love you) should be reserved for the people in your life that you actually do love wholeheartedly. I not talking about a fling with someone or an infatuation but rather a commitment to remain in love. I have learned the hard way what it means to say that you love someone without truly loving them. I have also gritted my teeth and stopped myself from saying I love you when that is all I wanted to shout out.
God has shown me what love means through me being able to read His Word and I am sorry to say that I did not really know what that real love meant until a few years back. Yes I loved God and I loved my parents and children and that love is real, but the love that we should have for another person was a bit alien to me. I cannot and will not blame it on anything such as circumstances in my life because that would be passing the buck – I had not got serious with God and asked Him what it should be.
I move forward now in my life knowing that I know what true love is and knowing that God’s love is without reproach. Yes I will still make mistakes and I know that others may make mistakes too, but this time I will be able to compare what I feel with what God shows me is real and know if my feelings are love or not. Love should never tempt you. Love should never misguide you. Love should last forever. Love should be upheld. If you cannot love in honour then I put it to you that what you feel is not love but lust. Love will always find a way and that way will always be good and true.
Points to Ponder:
What do you look for in a relationship?
Do you trust your partner with God’s Word?
Key Verse: Romans 12:10
10 in brotherly love to one another, loving fervently, having led one another in honour.
Devotion:
When was the last time that you told someone that you loved them? Just how much did you actually mean by those words? I fear to many the words no longer mean what they should but rather mean something along the lines of “you’re ok” and they are used to support or qualify other phrases. To me those three words (I love you) should be reserved for the people in your life that you actually do love wholeheartedly. I not talking about a fling with someone or an infatuation but rather a commitment to remain in love. I have learned the hard way what it means to say that you love someone without truly loving them. I have also gritted my teeth and stopped myself from saying I love you when that is all I wanted to shout out.
God has shown me what love means through me being able to read His Word and I am sorry to say that I did not really know what that real love meant until a few years back. Yes I loved God and I loved my parents and children and that love is real, but the love that we should have for another person was a bit alien to me. I cannot and will not blame it on anything such as circumstances in my life because that would be passing the buck – I had not got serious with God and asked Him what it should be.
I move forward now in my life knowing that I know what true love is and knowing that God’s love is without reproach. Yes I will still make mistakes and I know that others may make mistakes too, but this time I will be able to compare what I feel with what God shows me is real and know if my feelings are love or not. Love should never tempt you. Love should never misguide you. Love should last forever. Love should be upheld. If you cannot love in honour then I put it to you that what you feel is not love but lust. Love will always find a way and that way will always be good and true.
Points to Ponder:
What do you look for in a relationship?
Do you trust your partner with God’s Word?