1 Corinthians 13

“If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” v. 1

Love!  Its such a big word that is miss used so often.  We throw it around like we do a football on a Sunday Afternoon.  Because of this we have lost what it means to love others the way the Bible describes.  We have become good at saying we love, maybe we even sound convincing, but the real test of true love is found in our actions.  When our actions and our words don’t match we have a problem.

This past weekend we had a conference and the theme of the conference was LiveLove!  It challenged us to look for way to love others and share Christ with them.  Here are my two thoughts when it comes to loving others.

Experience God’s Love PERSONALLY!

As I grow older, my love for God grows stronger with each day and challenge I face, why?  Because I am spending more time with Him and getting to know Him deeper personally.  This has major impacts on my personal life and bleeds into how I treat myself and others.  If I don’t experience God’s love personally, I will not be able to do this next action.

Express God’s Love PUBLICLY!

Because of my personal experience, I can share and express God’s love to others.  You can’t express what you don’t know or haven’t experienced.  That’s why the Bible says that that having the right things to say, or even knowing what and how to say things doesn’t mean you genuinely love that person.  If our words and our actions don’t match up we sound like a gong or clanging cymbal.

Today, lets begin by thanking God for His love and spending time with Him.  As we begin to do this consistently, our love for HIm will grow deeper because of His love for us and we will begin to be people that truly LiveLove!