How To "DO LOVE" Even When It's HARD

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This month's topic: How to "DO LOVE" Even When It's Hard Sometimes we DO LOVE because we LOVE a person or we are motivated because of their love for us. There are other reasons too, we can DO LOVE out of an obligation, a duty, or a promise… On the sermon on the Mount, Jesus took this “heart issue” and took it to the next level when He said… “You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the supple moves of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.” Matthew 5:43-47 MSG What Jesus is giving us here is a mandate to DO LOVE… even when it’s HARD… but he doesn’t leave us without resources. We don’t DO LOVE out of our own LOVE TANK… but HIS. As we draw on the depths of HIS MARVELOUS LOVE we become just the conduit for GODS LOVE to reach them…HE is the source. GOD’s LOVE can sometimes be TOUGH LOVE. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV ❤️ In Psalm 55: 12-14 King David cried out… “It is not an enemy who taunts, sneers, makes fun of, reproaches me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them. Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend. What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.” “God BLESSES those who are merciful… for they will be shown MERCY.” Matthew 5:7 As we reflect GOD’s MERCY… HIS MERCY will overflow in our own lives. Sometimes we DO LOVE because we LOVE a person or we are motivated because of their love for us. * MENTOR ME LIVE! is a monthly event where you can glean wisdom from our coaches panel to help you gain spiritual and practical insights to not only survive, but thrive in areas of Life, Relationships, Family, Identity and Equipping. You'll find the support you need in our UNITED NETWORK to recognize, rise up and run with your God-given gifts, callings, and NOW assignments.