{"id":435,"date":"2008-08-25T08:12:09","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=435"},"modified":"2010-08-07T11:43:25","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T16:43:25","slug":"walk-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/walk-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scripture: 2 John 1:6<\/strong><\/p>\n

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/strong>Observation:<\/strong> Throughout the Old and New Testaments this command is echoed: Love your neighbor as yourself. And here it is again: Walk in love.<\/p>\n

Application:<\/strong> Love is given lots of fluffy, superficial meanings by wordly standards. But lately I keep getting message about selfishness and self-sacrifice. True love is not selfish, and it involves self-sacrifice.<\/p>\n

In loving others we are to put their needs before our own. In loving, we are to serve others, often at our own selfish expense. I am called to serve my family and those around me in love because I am commanded by my father to do so. This is a tough lesson I’ve been working on for some time now. I want to take care of number one. But “number one” is not me, as I’ve thought it was for many years.<\/p>\n

Prayer:<\/strong> Thank you, Lord, for continuing to bring me your word about showing love and serving others. This is encouragement that I am on the right track. Thank you for changing my focus from serving me to serving others. Please continue to guide me, as this does not come naturally to me.<\/p>\n

*** On a nother note, I have a question for all you more Biblically educated than I: For this scripture’s address, was I to write it the way I did or not use a chapter number at all, seeing as 2 John is only one chapter? Please leave a comment if you know. Thanks for your guidance and forgiveness for my ignorance.<\/p>\n

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