Loving God Empowers Loving Others
Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Notice the relationship between these two commands of Jesus. You can't care for others unless you're caught up in a love relationship with God. The heavenly relationship empowers the earthly one. Ask yourself, "How do I love this person out of love for God?" That recalibrates your motives and gets your heart in the right posture. Loving God is the source to loving others.
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Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Notice the relationship between these two commands of Jesus. You can't care for others unless you're caught up in a love relationship with God. The heavenly relationship empowers the earthly one. Ask yourself, "How do I love this person out of love for God?" That recalibrates your motives and gets your heart in the right posture. Loving God is the source to loving others.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
The best way to love others is to be caught up in a love relationship with God.
