No matter what the fruit, when God grows things in our lives we have to cut off the opposites for the fruit to grow in it's place. For example: Part of earning "Agape Love" is cutting off un-forgiveness (holding a grudge/ holding something against someone) and forgiveness grows in it's place. But it's a choice... a choice to surrender the urge to hold something against someone to Christ. The give the urge to Christ. Pray through it asking for the help to forgive as He has forgiven us and once we forgive Love grows in us. It's not a one time choice either, it's a little at a time as the unforgiveness shrinks and the forgiveness grows... choosing to forgive in the moment as each moment arises... whether it's to forgive the guy who cut you off in traffic-- I mean really do I need to call him an idiot for making a mistake on the road? I do it all the time. - forgiveness. I don't have a mother-in-law, but oh the stories-- and we have to forgive them too if we don't want the love in our lives to die. Obviously, some forgiveness will be a complete act of the Holy Spirit through us; whether it's for our parents, in-laws, or a drunk driver who broad-sided our car taking a life... Forgiveness grows Love.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
growing Love
Bible study at my house today was on Love and how it grows in our lives as a fruit of the Spirit.
No matter what the fruit, when God grows things in our lives we have to cut off the opposites for the fruit to grow in it's place. For example: Part of earning "Agape Love" is cutting off un-forgiveness (holding a grudge/ holding something against someone) and forgiveness grows in it's place. But it's a choice... a choice to surrender the urge to hold something against someone to Christ. The give the urge to Christ. Pray through it asking for the help to forgive as He has forgiven us and once we forgive Love grows in us. It's not a one time choice either, it's a little at a time as the unforgiveness shrinks and the forgiveness grows... choosing to forgive in the moment as each moment arises... whether it's to forgive the guy who cut you off in traffic-- I mean really do I need to call him an idiot for making a mistake on the road? I do it all the time. - forgiveness. I don't have a mother-in-law, but oh the stories-- and we have to forgive them too if we don't want the love in our lives to die. Obviously, some forgiveness will be a complete act of the Holy Spirit through us; whether it's for our parents, in-laws, or a drunk driver who broad-sided our car taking a life... Forgiveness grows Love.
This is a video about Matthew West's song "Forgiveness", the story behind it is amazing and then you'll hear the song at the end. <3
No matter what the fruit, when God grows things in our lives we have to cut off the opposites for the fruit to grow in it's place. For example: Part of earning "Agape Love" is cutting off un-forgiveness (holding a grudge/ holding something against someone) and forgiveness grows in it's place. But it's a choice... a choice to surrender the urge to hold something against someone to Christ. The give the urge to Christ. Pray through it asking for the help to forgive as He has forgiven us and once we forgive Love grows in us. It's not a one time choice either, it's a little at a time as the unforgiveness shrinks and the forgiveness grows... choosing to forgive in the moment as each moment arises... whether it's to forgive the guy who cut you off in traffic-- I mean really do I need to call him an idiot for making a mistake on the road? I do it all the time. - forgiveness. I don't have a mother-in-law, but oh the stories-- and we have to forgive them too if we don't want the love in our lives to die. Obviously, some forgiveness will be a complete act of the Holy Spirit through us; whether it's for our parents, in-laws, or a drunk driver who broad-sided our car taking a life... Forgiveness grows Love.
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