Only Jesus enables his followers to live a life of selfless, joyful, anxiety-free, loving service on behalf of others. Having said that, the sad truth is that our churches today do not preach this as the message of the gospel. They have not offered this matchless life to people. They have not asked, “Would you actually like to live like this? Would you like to be possessed by this kind of love?” You can be. God will give it to you, and when he does, these things that Jesus and Paul say about love will be realized in your life, not because you did it, but because you welcomed love in and let it
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