I had asked a friend of mine why he and his dad don’t speak. This was his response:
“I don’t like him cause he thumps Bibles. He doesn’t like me ’cause I f–k guys.”
My heart broke a little when I realized his father wears the name “Christian”.
What hurting people need to hear are the words, “I love you”. People aren’t going to see our churches with all our fancy technology and extravagant buildings and want to be there. They’re looking for acceptance, compassion, love.
If God is love, then the church should be a house of love.
Remember that you used to be stuck in your sinful ways, but someone loved you all along the way. He never gave up on you because of that pure love He had for you.
“Love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.”–1 John 4:19(Message)
Isn’t that beautiful? We have the opportunity to do exactly what was done for us. Be prepared for the weird looks and the hateful words from this world ’cause it looks a bit insane to be putting yourself below others.
It’s not socially acceptable to be this accepting of humans from every walk of life.
Fear is the big obstacle that Satan will try to throw in your way when you make the decision to love people. Fear of losing status, money, time, relationships, etc., all because you decided to love without conditions. Reminisce on being a kid and none of that mattering. On the playground everyone was equal and if you pushed my swing, we were automatically best friends.
“When we were children we’d say that we don’t know the meaning of fear”–One Republic
Fear only cripples our ability to love. Let’s get back to that fearless loving.
I pray that we can learn from the simple examples that Jesus gave us, whether it be asking someone’s name( Legion in Luke 8 ) or having dinner with someone(Zaccheus). The hope is we could show people like my friend that love covers all of us.
“The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve got to love both.”–1 John 4:21
Food for your ears: “Crazy Love”–Hawk Nelson, “Fear”–One Republic, “Love Is In The House”–Tobymac
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