Ok, we are winding down talking about love as a way of life. I’m thankful you take each day to listen (or read) this encouraging word just for you. We have talked about 7 characteristics of a loving person, and decided that if these characteristics are not already in your life, you can develop them. Do you remember what they are? I’ll tell them to you again:
Kindness – is discovering the joy of helping others
Patience – is accepting the imperfections of others
Forgiveness – Is finding freedom from the grip of anger
Courtesy – is treating others as friends
Humility – is stepping down, so someone else can step up
Generosity – is giving yourself to others
And Honesty – is revealing who you really are.
As you think about all of those qualities, I’m sure there are some that come quite easily to you. Maybe you are very generous, and love giving to others. Or maybe kindness comes really easily. Maybe you can see where you do need the strength of God to do better . Maybe your are really impatient with people, or have a hard time forgiving others. Praise God we do have the power of God on the inside of us to help us overcome. We don’t have to stay like we are. We can change. We can grow and we can develop into the person God really wants us to be. So why not start today. Determine to be kind, patient, forgiving, courteous, humble, generous and honest. Why not take one characteristic at a time, and just decide, that is my project for the day. Today is the day to be honest. Then tomorrow, add something on top of that, like patience, or humility. Daily then you are becoming more like Christ. And you really can do all things through Christ who gives you strength. That is making love a way of life!
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