“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11 NKJV)
The best way to love one another is to love God and experience His love in our hearts.
When we try to love people with our own supply of love, it runs out quickly. Sometimes people are hard to love. Sometimes we are hard to love. But if we go back to His love, we find an endless supply.
I’ve learned that when we begin to act in love—just because God has asked it—our emotions will get in line, and soon we will feel it.
Sometimes it is very difficult to extend love to others—particularly when they have been offended or hurt us. We know in our hearts that we should radiate that AGAPE kind of love. But deep in our souls and bodies lies a strong resistance. That’s when it’s so important to lean on God and borrow some of His love.
Say something good about a person who has said evil things about you. Begin to speak God’s Word about that person, and your feelings and emotions will change into the love of God.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today we see that it’s very important to love our enemies. We should do good to our enemies and pray for them. In doing so, You can change our enemies and make them to be at peace with us.
In Jesus’s Name,
Amen
