Sometimes we get love wrong. We only see the emotion, and it’s more than that. The most enduring love is an action, something we do that shows someone we care.
Love makes life better for those we care about. Let’s look at five proofs.
Love Proof #1:
Proverbs 22:15 tells us love helps us give direction to our children, keeping them from making foolish choices.
Love isn’t about always saying yes, but about saying let’s discuss it.
Love Proof #2:
Ephesians 2:8-9 says love is a gift, and we never have to earn it.
We endeavor to improve the lives of the ones we love because we love them, not because they can give us something in return.
Love Proof #3:
Hebrews 12:5-11 lets us know that love involves discipline.
If we love without correction, we become an enabler, allowing and supporting poor behaviors that become harmful to our loved ones.
Love Proof #4:
2 Timothy 3:16 reveals a plan for showing our love to others.
Love as only an emotion is hollow. The Bible gives us a plan for action so that others can see our love.
Love Proof #5:
Acts 4:12 gives us the ultimate love.
Christ loved us before we were born, and he knew we’d never know the extent of his compassion for us without putting action to his emotions. He came to earth, became a man, and gave his life for us in the most painful way possible. He did it to make life better for those he cared about.
Jesus came to improve the world in which we live.
Jesus’ example is our example. If we truly love our fellow man, we must get out of our living rooms and show them. That’s what love is all about, action, something we do that shows someone we care.
Bake a cake for a neighbor. Visit a coworker in the hospital. Offer to give someone a ride. Tell that grandson a little money is on the way. Teach a Sunday school class one weekend. Mow an elderly person’s yard.
Put love into action, and the world will be lifted up by love.
When we truly love, we step out as Christ did and show that love to others.
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Originally Published 12-27-15 in Relationships