People are Not Easy to Love no. 23

“Show compassion, just as your Father shows compassion. Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and you will receive gifts — the full measure, compacted, shaken together and overflowing, will be put right in your lap. For the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure back to you” (Luke (Luk) 6:36-38! Compassion, forgiveness, and charity are a reflection of our love for Him.

We need to show compassion for others. God shows us the ultimate compassion by sending us the path to salvation. We do not deserve His compassion BUT He gives it to us freely regardless. We need to show compassion to others not because they deserve compassion BUT because He has shown us compassion.

We need to forgive others. God forgives us forgiveness for what we have done. We do not deserve His forgiveness BUT He gives it to us freely regardless. We need to forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness BUT because He has shown us forgiveness.

We need to be charitable. God gives us everything that we have. We do not deserve His charity BUT He gives to us freely regardless. We need to give to others not because they deserve charity BUT because all that we have is His.

Compassion, forgiveness, and charity are a reflection of our love for Him. “For the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure back to you.”

People are Not Easy to Love no. 20

“Trusting is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see” (Messianic Jews (Heb) 11:1 CJB). Faith is an action. Hope is my confidence. And the most important part of my relationship with Him is prayer. People are not easy to love because people do not pray.

Earlier this year, I had a colleague come to me and discuss prayer. She said something to the effect that prayer wasn’t going to help anything. And rather than mirroring her secular thoughts on prayer, she was taken back when I affirmed the power of prayer. We have not had any further discussions on this topic BUT I always welcome these chances. People have given up on prayer. And that is because they are convinced that God does not hear. People are deceived into thinking prayer has no power. BUT there is no greater way to build our relationship with Him. There is no greater confidence and trust in His authority than affirming His power over all things. As Paul writes to the church in Corinth, “So we are always confident — we know that so long as we are at home in the body, we are away from our home with the Lord; for we live by trust, not by what we see” (2 Corinthians (2 Co) 5:6-7 CJB). I need to live by trust in what I do not see.

I cannot see God answer prayer. I have no idea how many things are going on with answering a prayer. There are so many things involved in prayer that are beyond my control. BUT the one thing I can control is my affirming His Kingship. I can act in faith by bringing my prayers to Him. I can show my confidence in Him by trusting in His authority. As He assured us, “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, trust that you are receiving it, and it will be yours” (Mark (Mrk) 11:24 CJB).

I see it in myself before my journey today, I did not spend too much time in prayer. That has drastically changed. I am in prayer a lot. I am in prayer intentionally. I have sought out prayer groups because the Spirit moved me to do such. There is a lot of power in prayer if we take the time to work on that powerful tool we all are given open access to using. We all can pray. We need to choose to work on being people of prayer.

If we spent more time in prayer, then we would build a better relationship with Him. Spending time in prayer affirms His rule over our life. Through prayer, we become better Ambassadors of His Kingdom and show His importance in our lives. Prayer is a powerful tool that helps us love Him, our neighbors, and our enemies and ultimately makes us easier people to love.

Grace and Shalom to your home.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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