To choose Love!

So many times we get caught up in our own problems and world that we fail to show Love to others with our actions not just our words.
Maybe we need to stop from our crazy, packed schedule to show love to the little ones in our lives, by playing a game with them or just listening without any distractions. Maybe we need to  pause to just tell the Lord how much you love Him for just being there always. Most of the time it is in the littlest things that speak so much love to those in our lives, like going fishing even when it is cool outside, just a hug unexpectedly, or a call to say you are thinking of them!

• To choose love takes strength:  Strength to stop and say to someone;  "that no matter what is going on around me you are more important!" We often are too tired or lazy to show those most important to us that we love them. May we never grow weary of doing good. 

• To choose love takes patiences: sometimes it takes longer to listen than to act like we are and go on about our list of things to get done inside of our head. Also patience when others wrong us or make choices that we would not approve of.  Hatred stirs up strife,But love covers all transgressions Pov 10:12 ~ Let us not choose who to show love to but love those hardest to love also. 

• To choose love takes sacrifice: I just said the other day that "What takes the most effort, makes the most Impact" and I thought to myself how right that is! What people remember most, is how much it cost you to show them that you love them. So lets lay aside our desires and choose love  for others. Could it be that it is you husband that you need to sacrifice your time for, maybe your kids need to see you give up something because you love them more than that committee or event, or even your parents need to know that you still love and honor them with your actions. ~ Let us not love in tongue but in deed and truth ~ 1 John 3:18 

• To choose love takes Knowing the One that gave His life for us: ~ This is my commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this that one lay down his life for his friends ~ John 15:12-13 Oh, that we would let the Spirit work through us and show Love, Peace, Patience, Joy, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Kindness, and Self-Control to those around us. So that they may see Him that loves them most.

I know WE all fail sometimes at this... but may we seek forgiveness for ourselves as well as for others.

May we put away the desires of the flesh and let the Spirit Work in us and through us. So that others May see Jesus in us and know him also!