For this assignment I chose some scripture from 1 John 3 and
4. I learned a lot about love and being intentional on showing your love.
1 John 3:16—“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”
1 John 3:18—“…let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth.”
I truly do love and care about people, but I don’t always show
it. I’m really bad about not being intentional and I’ve come to discover that
it’s because I love myself more than I love others. Yes I do care for others, just
not enough as I should because I tend to put my needs first. And I definitely
do not live like I love my brother and sisters enough to lay down my life for
them. This approach changed my understanding of this passage because I’ve
always read love others, love your brother, love your enemies, but I’ve never
read it like this. The only difficulty I faced was the hardcore conviction I received
from these verses. I think the benefit I got from this approach was what I
learned, and what I’m still learning. This is definitely something I’m going to
have to chew on for a while and mindfully apply it to my life every day this next
week, month, or however long it takes me to get into the routine of being
intentional.
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