LOVE

Don't worry.
I'm not talking about the lovey-dovey, kissy-huggy stuff.
I'm talking about the most powerful, and most awe-inspiring love of all; God's love. And how loving people changes their life, and your life too.

Love changes everything. 
I know so many people(myself included) who probably wouldn't be here today if no one had taken the time to love them. Have you ever been having a terrible day and then someone said something really nice to you, or simply smiled sincerely at you and it completely turned your day around? That's happened to me countless times!
I know that I should be uplifting to everyone I encounter, and some days that's really difficult. But not if you rely on God's strength instead of your own. Sometimes we encounter people that make us think "There's no way God wants me to love this person, cause they treat me like dirt! And I just don't like them..." But when did this become all about ourselves?
We love others because God loved us first, even though we treated Him like dirt. Not noticing Him working in our lives, not listening to Him. He loves us anyways.

When we love someone it changes things. Sometimes you don't even notice it. But when you genuinely love someone, great things are bound to happen. God is Love(1 John 4:16). When we love, God is present. God works THROUGH LOVE. 

1 John 4:7-8

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.

Christians often forget that they should still love people who aren't believers in Christ. Think of it this way: Who's going to have an open mind to a religion that appears to be a bunch of haters? "Oh look, they hate me! I wanna hang out with them!" Hah, no. That's not how it works. God works through LOVE, not hatred! God ain't no hater! God loves every single one of His creations. Even the ones who don't yet know Him.

1 John 4:20

Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

Yep, that's why you should love people.

All you have to do is love people, and God does the rest. It's so awesome! Loving people isn't that hard! Certainly not when you have God in your heart, since He is love, so you also have love in your heart.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

We weren't sent here to hate and try to change people into our own little molds of what we think all people should be like. We were made to love. 

To love everyone as they are. 

When you were first saved, were you perfect? Did you have it all together? Heck, I was three when I was first saved and I know I didn't have it all together. I only wanted to be saved so that I could take communion! And I was three. That's another good reason I didn't have it all figured out. 

But we never really have it all figured out. So it's a good thing God loves us! 

Here's a "biblical diss" I came up with, "It's a good thing I love you, since love covers a multitude of sins!" 

Yeaahhh... I know, it's awful! I thought it fit in with this blog post though. And it makes me happy.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Anyways, thank you for reading! I really hope you enjoyed this blog post. :) Have a lovely day.

~ Joyously Devoted To Jesus ~

~ Herachio Joy ~