Greetings Prayer Warriors,
What sometimes makes being in a family so wonderful is the
diversity of its members. What sometimes makes being in a family so
difficult is the diversity of its members.
God created families so that we would all have a refuge of
safety and love, a place to first learn of His love, by seeing it reflected
through our family. Christ, who was a
model of love, taught us to love as he did, unconditionally. But how can we, mere humans, who are filled
with flaws and failings, who have even a harder time accepting the flaws and
failings of others, love unconditionally, when it’s too easy to come up with
reasons why we can’t love a particular person?
Was Christ only able to love unconditionally because of his
divinity? Did Christ command us to a task that was impossible for us to carry out?
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father
is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father
who dwells in me is doing his works. Amen,
amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and
will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. John 14:10, 12
So if the Father was the source of His strength, which gave
him the ability to carry out His mission, what can we do to carry out ours?
Remain in
me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it
remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me
and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5
Say
a prayer and surrender yourself to the Lord.
Ask him to teach you to how to love unconditionally. Then spend some time loving your family,
especially those most difficult to love.
Peace,
Joy, and Love,
Janet
Help
others to love more. http://simplyinspiredprayer.blogspot.com/
