Perfected Love

Fear has the power to hold people captive in their own minds. It has the power to paralyze and destroy without ever leaving a mark. Fear tramples on dreams and crushes hopes. Fear binds us to failure. We can never fulfill our God given purpose if we are always in fear.

Job said, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that I was afraid of is come unto me.” (Job 3:25)

What thing have you greatly feared that has now come upon you? What were you afraid of that now is a reality in your life? Can you break its hold or influence?

We give life to our fears and infuse it with power to overtake and torment us. It is very real and for too many people a yoke around their neck that drags them down with every step.

So, how do we overcome this spirit of fear?  It is written, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love cast out fear: because fear hath torment. He that fear is not made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18)

Love has the power to break fears hold in our lives. Knowing and believing that you are loved unconditionally by God is the first step in breaking the power of fear.  He first loved us while we were yet still sinners and his love never changes.

Don’t fear things to the point that you give it power to torment you. When fear rises up, let love rise up even higher and know that love never fails!!!

Love in Action – God word produces actions. Valarie

 

What does it mean to fear the Lord? Too often we confuse fear with being afraid as in harmful, terror, nightmares the wrath of God etc.

However, fear here is respect, honor, high regard or reverence to name a few.

When we respect, honor and hold the Lord in high regard reverencing who he is, wisdom will be our companion. Knowledge and understanding will open our spiritual eyes to see things that would normally be unknowable with our carnal minds.

We would see unconditional love as something attainable despite the actions of the world around us.

We’d understand better how the Holy one of Israel was able to do all he did despite the sinful nature of man including forgiveness of sins.

Love in action – Reverence the Lord! Valarie

 

Be Thankful

 

Life is a gift that God gave us through his son Christ Jesus. God commanded his love towards us when we didn’t deserve it. He set forth blessings for us to receive and is long suffering with withholding judgment. He desires the best for us and will withhold nothing from us when we ask in faith and purpose to live according to the ways of love (Loving the Lord and our neighbor).

Be thankful! Thankful for a loving father who only desire is to have a relationship with his creation, his children, to see our faces once again at home with him in heaven.

Be thankful, for what you have! It may not seem like much compared to some and much more to others. But the priceless gift of Love and Salvation can’t be measured or weighed only experienced and shared. Valarie

Be Thankful! God Loves

 

Forgiveness

What Love Is

The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:36-40

New King James Version (NKJV)

³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

³⁷ Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’^{[a] 38} This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’^{[b] 40} On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”