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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:22 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:34 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:35 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:38 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:40 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:45 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:49 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:01 pm
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The thought of love? That's a wide range of thoughts...
Love as the world sees it is a superficial thing, something that a few weeks or months of dating can lead to, something that has to be given to only those who deserve it.
But Love as Christ sees it is very different. Love is something that is given to those who don't deserve it - love is forgiveness, and strength despite struggle.
Many people of this world think being in love means having a perfect life - but really they're so caught up in their infatuation and earthly pleasures they can't see the road ahead.
Don't think of love as something that somebody else has to give to you; think of love as something you carry with you always and show to others.
Quote: God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first.1 John 4:16-19 (NLT)
Truth is, real love has to go through a lot before its strong enough to be called love. This is the way it is for those walking with Jesus; we go through a lot of struggle and sin and heartbreak before God forgave us, and we'll continue to struggle because God knows we will be stronger because of it... and because He want us to trust in Him at all times.
Relationships with other people are similar. Even in just a friendship, you will go through a lot of hurt feelings, a lot of pain... but if you also have a lot of forgiveness, love will become stronger and more Christlike.
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:05 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:16 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:33 pm
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