Living love

This past Wednesday in ARISE Connections, we focused on the importance of love in all relationships. Here is what we centered our thoughts on:

Love…
is patient
is kind
does not envy
does not boast
is not arrogant
is not rude
does not insist on its own way
is not irritable
is not resentful
does not rejoice at wrongdoing
rejoices with the truth
bears all things
believes all things
hopes all things
endures all things.

It was evident to me that the Holy Spirit was moving powerfully in some students’ lives Wednesday. If you were there Wednesday night, take a few minutes to review the list again and ask God to continue to move in you. Think about what you heard from God and ask yourself what you have changed or want to change in light of what you heard.
If you were not there, ask someone who was how God spoke to them. Consider the list above and ask yourself which aspects of love are the most difficult for you to live out in your life.
The reality is that we all struggle with embodying authentic, God-centered love. But the good news is that love doesn’t start with us. John writes, “We love because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
Let’s rejoice in God’s love for us and share that love with those around us.

shine!
Jason