King’s Inspiration: HOW DO YOU LOVE WHEN...?

HOW DO YOU LOVE WHEN...?

By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | image courtesy: istock

I think we all want to love well, be kind and giving but how do you love at all when somebody says something about you that isn’t true or a friend walks. How do you love when a coworker does things to keep you from a promotion or a relative shares with other family members what you told them that was confidential. Jesus says, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you” (Luke 6:27).

But how do you do that when it’s easy to get bitter, hold a grudge, talk badly about them? In reality, the only way we can walk in love is first to allow the love of God into our lives. We may try to love, but we don’t have the capacity to love on our own. It’s like trying to pour water from an empty glass.

Jesus made this clear in His answer to the Pharisees’ question: “What’s the greatest commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God

with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind...And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39).

The Pharisees thought that if they could keep this law, they would be right with God. But Jesus was saying, “You can’t keep the law. You need a Saviour, which is why I’m here - to make it possible to keep a continual flow of love coming into your life.”

Jesus is the only source of love that never runs dry. The Bible says, “God is love.” When you come to Him, you’re coming to divine love. When you receive His love, your capacity to love will be full. If we want to love well, it is all sourced from God. That’s why we need to let God transform us. We have to let go of the hurts and offenses done to us.