Love Notes are a part of the Project Love series where I share a little bit of wisdom/revelation that I have learned as I continue to walk with Jesus and meditate on scripture.
Before I get too far ahead of myself, here are a few mini paintings hanging out together:
The most recent focus scripture for me to reflect on was 1 Cor 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love.
As I started to contemplate on this new focus scripture, I knew that I needed to be more mindful about my heartfelt intentions before I began any activity or spoke a word. Thinking on how Jesus did things...in love. All that He did was in love and because of love.
Let all that you do be done in love.
It doesn't say in haste, anger, or spite. Love...is caring, kind, truthful, patient, hopeful, and endures as Paul expounds in 1 Corithians 13 verse 4 - 7: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
I have had the opportunity to actually live out "Let all that you do be done in love" several times over the past few weeks while serving a sister in Christ at her home with household duties. There were times when I was spoken to very rudely and harshly. Times when I was verbally abused and belittled. I had to pray "Jesus, please help me to love right now, becuz I don't feel like it. Help me to serve as if serving you directly. You were mistreated much more than I will ever be and yet you loved. You endured. Help me to endure this and not repay evil with evil, but to continue to show your kind of love." The mistreatment continued to get worse and then I was graciously released from the situation. Looking back on things, I'm so thankful that the Lord was leading me and teaching me how to live out that scripture when things were difficult.
My next scripture focus will be on Psalm 63:3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
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