1 John 4:12 (NKJV) 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
If we are born again, we will love other believers. Our new birth will be evidenced through our conduct and behavior.
But learning how to love like this takes time. We have to be willing to deny ourselves of our own wants on behalf of others.
We have to be disciplined.
We will face new situations daily and will need to learn how to handle them according to the leading of God’s Spirit.
We have to have a strong desire to willingly want to walk out this love that God talks about in this verse by praying more for those people who do things that get to us, concern us and are disturbing to us.
We have to learn to take them to God first without complaining or talking about them to others.
This love will cause us to stick things out and push through uncomfortable situations or places that we can’t stand to be in or around, letting God teach us how we can be productive in sharing His perfect love.
As we walk in such love we will find ourselves at a breaking point regarding our flesh, allowing it to be ruled by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:1 (NKJV) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
When we step aside in our flesh, letting the Spirit of God show us how to handle certain situations, it’s then that people will see God’s love strongly moving through us.
Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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