I confess to having gotten up at 4:30 a.m. last Friday for the Royal Wedding (my husband did not!) and I was not disappointed becuase it was a beautiful God-honoring service. It was right for them to sing: "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah" for I can't imagine starting any marriage - let alone one so public - without the One who made us. We learn LOVE from God: "Love one another for love comes from God" (1 John 4:7). Oswald Chambers says: "The springs of LOVE are in God, not in us." We must know God to be able to LOVE. LOVE is the first fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22).
If our love comes from God, then it will not...intimidate, compete, withdraw, control, be sarcastic or angrily speak words that hurt - all self-centered. It will...sacrifice, honor, joyfully submit, stay connected, communicate words of encouragement (even if honest), and genuinely care - all other-centered.
With June weddings approaching, let's examine our own lives and make LOVE a priority! God did - He sacrificed His Son for us (John 3:16)! GOT LOVE?
For further study: Genesis 3, Psalm 127:1, Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 10:24, 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 4:1-2, 1 Peter 3:1-12
Be blessed in your understanding of God's word!
Love,
Holly
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