Reactionary Bear Love

"bear with one another in love" (Eph. 4:2). 

We are told to bear with one another in love, but what does that look like. That needs to jump off the page, out of cliche and into some sort of action for it to really matter.  What would it take for us to really bear with one another in love?

It requires making the CHOICE to love each other, and continuing to make that choice.  Now this is not as easily done as it is written.  Why? Because we come to make love a REACTION instead of the ACTION that it is.

The reason so many of us struggle to bear with one anyone in love is because we have made love a reaction, and we will only love when loved.  We will only love when given a reason to love. Love has become a reaction to us, and bearing with one another will never happen as long as love is a reaction.  The cycle will only continue and no one will choose to love as we are all waiting for the other to love us so that we can love in return.

Love is not a reaction, it is an action.  Love is a choice.  Love is INTENTIONAL.  In order for us to truly bear with one another in love, it will mean choosing constantly to GO and love.

When one person goes with intentionality of loving someone, they break the cycle of reactionary love.

Love is not a reaction.  It is an action.

Lyrics Week: counting crows

"Today is just a day fading into another; and that can't be what a life is for."

Life at times feels like just another day like the one before it fading into the one after it. We move at a crawl through each day without any sense of direction or reason.

When our days are limited, coming to the end of a day like that seems pointless and disappointing. At the end of today, will I be able to say it was significant?

Will today have been intentional in any way? Will today have made any difference at all? Will I have made any significant step toward a vision? A goal? A purpose?

Today does not have to be just a day fading into another!

Significance is not an issue of fame or even recognition. Significance is an issue of making a difference where you are.

If you are a person of faith, significance is making a difference where God has placed you now today at this moment. (Eph. 2:10)

The main thing that will make this day significant is intentionality.

Intentional about relationships around you now…today. Intentional about resting and taking it all in now…for a second. Intentional about creating something now…no matter how tiny…

You Are Insignificant?

"Today is just a day fading into another, and that can't be what a life is for." - Counting Crows Life at times feels like just another day like the one before it fading into the one after it. We move at a crawl through each day without any sense of direction or reason.

When our days are limited, coming to the end of a day like that seems pointless and disappointing. At the end of today, will I be able to say it was significant?

Will today have been intentional in any way? Will today have made any difference at all? Will I have made any significant step toward a vision? A goal? A purpose?

Today does not have to be just a day fading into another!

Significance is not an issue of fame or even recognition. Significance is an issue of making a difference where you are.

If you are a person of faith, significance is making a difference where God has placed you now today at this moment. (Eph. 2:10)

The main thing that will make this day significant is intentionality.

Intentional about relationships around you now...today. Intentional about resting and taking it all in now...for a second. Intentional about creating something now...no matter how tiny...

Run with that idea...