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He didn’t shame her.
He simply embodied love and grace and let His actions speak for themselves.
Most people who have failed don’t need information.
People need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.
Jesus didn’t tell us to become religious. He told us to be like Him, and He was love.
We won’t need to break our backs trying to convince others about Jesus if who we are, before anything else, is love.
It’s someone we become, l...
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As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. JOHN 15:9
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. JOHN 13:34–35
power of habit. Our bodies get into routines that launch us into motion without our brains taking the time to process
surely our spirits work the same way: when joy is a habit, love is a reflex.
How do we make joy a habit in our everyday lives so our reflex is always love for the people around us? I can’t think of a better way than gratitude.
we don’t need all the answers to all the questions. Instead, loving people the way Jesus did is great theology.
He sat, He listened, and He saw. He went straight to the heart of the matter and saw her heart in the process.
What simple truth of God’s do you need to remember today?
They didn’t want to stay quiet or hide their struggles, so they stayed away.
What if we showed grace and loved them rather than trying to change them?
People grow where they’re loved.
Is God inviting you to grow closer to someone who is d...
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FEAR CAN’T
What kind of person do you find it most difficult to love? Jesus says they’re in. Don’t act like they aren’t. Get to know them. I know it’ll be difficult, but it will be worth it. What kinds of people are hard for you to love?
We often feel like our kids are little representations of us.
The best way to give people a glimpse of God is for us to be exactly who He says we are: love.
What’s more important to God than the people He made? Not much.
God says people are the purpose.
Everything changes when we start to see interruptions as opportunities. We heal people when we show them they matter,
Man-made lights have a way of getting in the way of God’s glory
Sure, we’re supposed to be the light of the world, but spotlights make star lights go missing every time.
WE’LL BE KNOWN FOR OUR OPINIONS BUT REMEMBERED FOR OUR LOVE.
short, we’ll be known for our opinions, but we’ll be remembered for our love.
I’m usually doing a good job serving people, right up until I start telling everyone I’m serving people. Because when I do, I make it all about me—and it’ll never be about Jesus if we make it about us.
time, attention, and emotional energy to people in more desperate circumstances than I was in. I wanted to live a less traditional life. One that fit more closely with the person I had become, rather than the guy I used to be. I asked myself the question that might be worth asking yourself. Are
