LOVE'S RESPONSE

"We should learn how to appreciate people for who they are; the good and the bad. If you learn to focus on the good and ignore the rest, you have a better chance of improving your relationships. Remember people don't change - not unless they want to." - RQ


Prov 17:9 (NLT)
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.


One of the major things you can relate to in today's quote is the fact that you can focus on the good in others. It is natural with the world for people to dwell on all that is not right in other people but it is godly to find what is good in people and to appreciate them for that. It's my intention to remind us today that we ought to function like God does. I have recently come to really understand the place of love in friendships and at different levels of it. There are friends you have and you are aware of their unique 'troubles' and you're used to that already and there are some others that theirs could be  tiring and sort of annoying, and sometimes you tend to want to give up on the friendship. But when we remember how that God doesn't focus on all our wrongs, we are inspired to love them.

I have learnt that love is confrontational and friendship should not be forced or endured. It is said that it takes two to tangle. If you have an issue with someone that is stalling your relationship with them, don't act like it isn't there. You should seek to settle it by going up to the person and talking about it. That's what people who harbour love in their hearts do. Love makes a peace maker out of you. Talk with them, pray for them, really love them and let them know that you do. This is the response of love. Despite all odds, hope they become better soon. God came down as a man to settle the "standoff" between us and Himself. Love is proactive; it makes the first move.

It is a fact that some people act in very annoying ways. But most times the real problem is not how people are or what people do to us but how we respond. The real matter is often the fact that we give up on them too soon and conclude that they cannot become better. Why can't we have better hopes? Why can't we see the king or the queen in them? Why can't we see the small improvements they have made and encourage them for that rather than frowning at the other areas they haven't changed in? Why can't we really see and connect with the fact that on their inside they want to be better people? Why can't we learn to wipe the slate clean and give a fresh start every time we claim to have forgiven? Why do we treat people harshly with accumulated anger from the past?


Keep Loving, Keep Living...........LOVE ISSUES
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