God defined Love in John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Christ's command was
John 13:34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
Mark 12:30 ... Love God with all your heart... 31 ....Love your neighbor as yourself.
Love God, your fellow man, and yourself as Christ loved us. So what does this mean?
Give everything to God, but this means Christ too. And give to others as much as you give yourself. But often overlooked is do reserve something for yourself.
So waste nothing, give everything. This includes our assets. So what does that mean?
To answer that question, I think of who I love most in this world, my daughter. So how do I try and show love for my daughter?
- respect
- trust
- understanding
- time
- money, be careful here not to spoil.
Time too perhaps can be overly given. but none of the others, unless they are undeserved.
Recall the model for love
- Commitment - time, communication, giving
- Communication - show respect, develop understanding and trust grows with understanding.
- Giving - all of respect, trust, understanding, and time.
But Love contains none of the following.
- Hate, haters do not give, unless it is to pose, which buys nothing in God's eyes
- Fear, if you fear your not giving trust
- Control, if you control you are not giving trust and respect
- Jealous, no trust or respect or understanding
- Judge, not giving trust or respect
- Secrecy, not giving trust or respect, denies understanding
All these things are negative. There are more but you get the point.
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