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Are you willing and ready to become a student of the love walk? If so, you need to know that it requires education and commitment.
We must have our minds renewed to what love really is. Love is tangible; it is not just a spiritual thing that cannot be seen or touched. It is evident to everyone who comes in contact with it. Love is a decision we make - a decision to treat people the way Jesus would treat them.
When we make a true commitment to walk in love, it usually causes a huge shift in our lifestyle. Many of our ways - our thoughts, our conversation, our habits - have to change. For instance, we may be accustomed to spending all our extra money on ourselves only to discover that walking in love requires that we spend it on others.
Love wants to Pay the Price
A love walk does not come easily or without personal sacrifice. Each time we choose to love someone, it will cost us something - time, money or effort. That's why we are told to count the cost before we make the commitment.
1 Corinthians 14:1 says, Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]...
The word pursue means 'to follow in an effort to capture or overtake." The word seek means "to try to find or discover; search for." In other words, we need to go after love with all our might and act as if we cannot live without it!
How to Nurture Your Desire to Love
There are different degrees of desire. We want many things in life, but there are only a few things we want so much that we are willing to sacrifice to have them.
If you and I want to learn about love, we will have to study it. We will have to read books about it, listen to teachings on it, familiarize ourselves with everything Jesus and the apostles said about it.
Look for love in action. Try to find someone who operates in love and study that individual. Watch how he or she handles people and difficult or tense situations. Observe how they give. Examine the fruit of their life.
I encourage you to view love as your first priority in life. Study it, seek it, pursue and acquire it, because God's word boldly tells us that we're nothing without it.
Recommended Resources
Reduce Me To Love
Loving and being loved is what makes life worth living. It gives our lives purpose and meaning. It’s time to learn to truly accept God's unconditional love and obey His command to reach out in love to others.
In this powerful book, Joyce provides biblical insights and draws from her personal experiences to illustrate how God changed her life and to introduce you to a life filled with God’s love.
This love will change your life by showing you how to …
- Know what “reduce me to love” means
- Love in a way that blesses you and motivates you to love others
- Accept God’s unconditional love for you
- Love as Jesus did
- Discover the peace, joy and strength that come through true love
Love Revolution
Revolution. The word itself sparks hope, ignites passion and inspires loyalty. A love revolution isn’t only a great idea but a necessity if we’re going to see some of the tragic injustices in the world today turned around, including the heaviest tragedy of all—humanity’s broken heart.
This book outlines a new way of living that can change your life and world by providing…
- Inspiring stories of Love Revolutionaries—people like you who changed their world by loving others
- Practical application exercises and simple acts of God’s love for everyday life
- Life-changing times of prayer
- Fascinating quotations and insights from history
- Startling statistics
See The Father's Love For You
Can what you do stop your heavenly Father from loving you? Will He still bless you after you have failed? In this moving two-DVD album, Joseph Prince delves into the parable of the prodigal son, and opens up fresh revelations about your Abba's deep and unending love for you. Besides the unconditional love and acceptance, the father in the parable also gave his son precious gifts — the robe, ring and sandals. Find out the spiritual significance of these items and see how they depict the blessings your Father has for you today. Listen and let your heavenly Father's love wash over you and embrace you into wholeness!
Living in Favor, Abundance, and Joy
To live in God's favor is to live a life filled with hope, abundance and joy. God has a new beginning in store for you Whatever difficulties you've faced, God uses your challenges to stretch you and enlarge your vision to move beyond disappointments and experience his blessings. In this audio series Joel Osteen shares valuable keys that will help you live in faith, stand strong and overcome anything that comes against you.
Capturing the unique excitement of Lakewood Church's weekly services and broadcasts, "Living in Favor, Abundance and Joy" collects material from three of the most popular volumes of live recordings offered on the Lakewood website. You'll hear Joel Osteen's distinct and effective mix of spiritual perspectives on real-world challenges, including:
- Letting go of the past
- Taking the limits off of God
- Being grateful for the gift of today
- Having a relaxed and easy-going attitude
- Controlling your moods
- Holding on to your joy
Don't settle for the status quo. God says that you are going to have the most peace, the most fulfillment. You may not have seen it yet, but if you make room, you will not lack in any area.
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