One of the hardest commands for me to deal with in the Bible is “to love one another.” I know it sounds simple but there are days when people are just not lovable. Think about it, in the Bible, Jesus chose the tax collectors, fishermen, and even the meanest Christian persecutors to serve and follow Him. All of these men became great follower of Christ and changed lives forever.
Thinking of this, I think of Billy Graham. He was just a man, but he was a man of God that chose to make a difference. He wasn’t a superhero, he didn’t have magic powers or anything crazy like that, he was just human.
But on the inside, he had the Holy Spirit. If he Holy Spirit is in your heart, you will be changed; you’ll have a desire to serve Christ, a heart for everyone around you, and a passion that cannot be explained. Because of His faith in Christ, he changed thousands of lives and many people accepted Christ because of what God did through Him.
Jesus speaks of “Child-like” faith in Matthew 18 to remind us to be like the little children: innocent, trusting, humble, without prejudice, obedient (well most of the time), and dependent on their parents. I challenge you to read through Matthew 18 this week and see what you can learn.
In the same way, when we struggle, no matter what the struggle may be, we need to be like the children.
We need to read the Bible to see how we need to act and treat others.
We need to be humble and not prideful for what WE have done. Instead, we need to exalt the name of Jesus in everything we do. We need to be without prejudice. That means, we need to love even the people we find hard to love. We even need to love the ones that have hurt us in the past, lied to us, lost our trust. Forgiveness is a great part of love. Jesus spent time with the prisoners, the tax collectors, the rejects and sinners in society, yet He stayed strong and changed their lives by showing them how His love is unconditional and His love is for everyone.
We need to be obedient. When God says this is what you should do…then guess what…that’s what you should no. There are not loopholes in the Word of God. It’s not a trick. What God says is what God means. In my case, when God says “love one another” that means LOVE ONE ANOTHER, not just love the ones that are easy to love or love the ones you get along with, it means, LOVE EVERYONE.
Lastly, but most importantly, we need to be dependent on our Heavenly Father. Children depend on their parents to feed them and supply their every needs. As children of God, we need to be dependent on our Heavenly Father to supply our needs. This means, when things get tough, we need to TRUST in God.
As a follow up to my last post about my depression, I am learning to love better, spending more time writing out my feelings, and growing in my faith every day. No, I’m not perfect and I never will be, but I am moving forward in my Christian walk. It takes time, and it takes trials, but through it all, Christ will never leave your side.
Stay Strong Ladies!
May God Bless you and Show you His Grace every day!