enemy - Brian Friedl https://brianfriedl.com Making Your Life's Mission Possible Sat, 12 Aug 2017 10:18:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 64732294 Choose To Love https://brianfriedl.com/choose-to-love/ Sat, 12 Aug 2017 10:18:35 +0000 http://brianfriedl.com/?p=1391 When you choose to invest in the lives of the broken, you can expect some of the brokenness to come out at you. Harsh words, loud voices and anger are common. Don’t let that anger guide your response. Instead, let it fuel a passion to win them over with love.  Often times, they have never […]

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]]> When you choose to invest in the lives of the broken, you can expect some of the brokenness to come out at you. Harsh words, loud voices and anger are common. Don’t let that anger guide your response. Instead, let it fuel a passion to win them over with love. 

Often times, they have never experienced true love even if they’ve been convinced they have. We have an excellent definition of love in first Corinthian’s 13. This is not easy. In fact, I would say it’s impossible apart from Christ.  All things, including this, are possible with Him!

So the next time the insults are hurled, remember their need of love. For love covers a multitude of sins.  Surely this would be a greater blow to their heart than any sharp answer.  #ChooseToLove

Reflection

Who in your life tempts you to respond in anger or hurt? 

What has been your response so far?

How can you show them love today?

Prayer

Father, you have shown us a greater love than any we’ve ever seen. Let us in turn give that love to those that are in need. Reach their hearts by Your power through our actions in Jesus name, amen!

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]]> 1391 Love Multiplied https://brianfriedl.com/love-multiplied/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 13:10:35 +0000 http://brianfriedl.com/love-multiplied/   God is a God of even scales who sees everything and satisfies those scales with love overflowing. He asks of us behavior He knows is impossible without giving our hearts completely to Him.   Jesus challenges us to be merciful and loving to even indignant and evil persons. For it is easy to be kind […]

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God is a God of even scales who sees everything and satisfies those scales with love overflowing. He asks of us behavior He knows is impossible without giving our hearts completely to Him. 

 Jesus challenges us to be merciful and loving to even indignant and evil persons. For it is easy to be kind to those who are kind to you, but what about the one who spits in your face? That requires our complete trust and dependence. For when we truly seek God first, we have the power to do the impossible: Love our enemies. 

Those that are evil are merely broken souls who have been damaged so many times they cannot see the beauty of the Lord’s love. They are bound by the lies of the ultimate enemy and unable to break free. These chains are no match for true love. 

We are to love them with the same love that was given us.  Remember God sees and knows our hearts. There is nothing hidden from Him and He still chooses to love us. What love! When we love our enemies we are really multiplying that love and mercy God has shown us. 

 Be advised when we love and invest in others, especially enemies, our hands and feet will get dirty, we will not always be comfortable. In fact, we will mostl likely endure pain and hardship, but the reward comes when we reach our final home as we rejoice in the presence of Jesus with some of those who were once our enemies. 

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