7/9/13:

TFTD: "In this, the love of God was made manifest among us, that  God sent his only son into the world so that we night live through him."- 1 John 4:9

What is love? There are many answers to this question. Love is romance between man and woman. It can be a love you have for your car, or pizza. But what truly is love? In 1 John it says that God is love, but He is so much more than that. God is this action that we get to share with others. This love that we get to be and show others how to be. I am reading a book called The 10 Second Rule by Clare De Graaf. His general premise is this. Be love for someone because it doesn’t take that long (10 seconds *cough cough*). What decisions can you make in the next 10 seconds that can be love to someone? Is it holding a door? Is it a smile? Is it a nice tweet or maybe a text? The world is so bogged down with this idea of love that it is misconstrued. We look past so many things that could be done so easily out of love for another, and instead we just see people for their looks or talents. That’s not the creation God has made. Pastor Billy Newl put it this way, "we just need to love on people". He just means we need to take care of the people around us because it's how we are called into relationship with others and relationship with God. So my question for you is "How can you love on others today?

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.- G.K. Chesterton