Journal 6

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13 verse 1 says: If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

1 Corinthians 13 verse 13 says: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Proverbs 17 verse 17 says: A friend loves at all times,

    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

We are not meant to do this walk alone. We are born for a time such as this.

We are so quick to talk ourselves out of our own gifting's. 

We learn more about our Character and more about our character in Christ in us.

Whatever it is He wants us to rid us from, there's a process. It takes awhile. Sometimes its a process. Sometimes we go through adversity. It's not how many times you fall down, it's how many times you get back up and let God help you.

Luke 6 verse 35: But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

We are called to love our enemies. 

We were not against flesh and blood.

We're going, we're serving, we're loving.

We want to serve where it's comfortable.

We are the church.

It's about shining our light into the world that needs it.

It's not going to be the same calling as you do.

Sometimes we focus on being people pleasers. We need to get rid of that.

I will deal with the people who maybe not treating you the greatest.

I don't coexist with all these people. He commands you to love them.

We need to check our heart.

How did you love, how did you serve, How did you spend your time on earth?

Love should be a positive a reflectant of His Grace. 

Don't stoop to their level.

If you need to exit a situation, God will show you what you need to do. 

Know your boundaries.

Be a reflectant of His Love.

John 15 verses 12-13 says: My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.  Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

If you don't love yourself first that's going to be a big problem, because how are you going to love others if you don't love yourself first.

God is Love. We didn't deserve it.

It's one thing to have Head knowledge.

The only way, The Word Stands On It's Own.

It's Love, that breaks the open bondage.

Are we going to get it perfect? Nope.

Philippians 2 verse 2 says: then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

We don't have that same heart check.

That's why we have Christ.

We all have different gifts to bring to the table.

We all have roles to play. Not better, there just different.

You're uniquely called and created for a purpose. Everyone of us is. No gift is too small for God to use.

Don't be jealous of another person's gift. Cheer them on.

We go forward and we work together.

Wouldn't you rather have love at work?

1 Peter 4 says: Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 

He's saying right there use it to the best of your abilities.

The things that keep you stuck.

If we don't check our heart, that can be a big problem in a hurry.

Love protects, Love never fails.

Let's do the best we can out there.

We gotta love and pray for them at a distance anyway.

Do the best you can in honoring Christ's Love.

Once you realize His Love for you, then you can turn around and really Give His Love Away.