" LOVE AND COMPASSION "

Greetings, It's always my pleasure as well as my honor sharing with you week in and week out. This week I was moved to share on " Love and Compassion ". Real Love is an action, not a feeling. It produces selfless, sacrificial giving. The greatest act of love is giving oneself for others. How can we lay down our lives? By serving others with no thought of receiving anything in return. Sometimes it is easier to say we'll die for others than to truly live for them - this involves putting others'desires first. How do we love others as Christ loves us one might ask. All we have to know is that we are to love each other as Jesus loved us, and he loved us enough to give his life for us. We may not have to die for someone, but there are other ways to practice Sacrificial Love: by Listening, helping, and encouraging.Think of someone in particular who needs this kind of love today. GIVE ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN AND THEN TRY TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE. Love is as strong as death;it cannot be killed by time or disaster;and it cannot be bought for any price because it is freely given. Love is priceless, and even the richest king cannot buy it. Love must be accepted as a gift from God and then shared within the guidelines God provides. Accept the Love of your spouse as God's gift, and strive to make your love a reflection of the perfect love that comes from God Himself. I believe, people are still confused about love. Love is the greatest of all human qualities, and it is an attribute of God himself (1 John 4:8). Love involves unselfish service to others; to show it gives evidence that you care. Faith is the foundation and content of God's message; hope is the attitude and focus; Love is the action.When Faith and Hope are in line, you are free to love completely because you understand how God Loves. Listen with all the sin and sorrow surrounding us we must know that " The Lord's Loving kindness indeed will never cease,for his Compassion's never fail." God willingly responds with help when we ask. Perhaps there is some sin in your life that you thought God would not forgive. God's steadfast Love and Mercy are greater than sin,and he promises forgiveness. LAST POINT: Believers should be ashamed when unbelievers show more Concern and Compassion than they do. God wants us to be concerned for all of his people, lost and saved. Until Next Time... Jim,