
LOVE! ''God is love. Whoever lives in love, lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us. So that we will have confidence on the day of judgement. Because in this world, we are like Him. There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear. Because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us. If anyone says, 'I love God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And He has given us this command: whoever loves God must also love his brother.'' 1 John 4:16-20 We must learn to love each other as God has required of us. Many times we love only those who we feel love us. We have to reach beyond ourselves and love even those who are hard to love. Those of us who claim we are Christian must learn to walk in love for our family, friends, and neighbors even if we feel they are not who we would like them to be. True love looks pass a person's circumstances, their lifestyle, and even their bad attitudes, and love them in spite of themselves. Today remember that person you threw away; found hard to love, and give them a call, they are waiting to hear from you.
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