1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. 8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
How much should you give to your fellow man if you want to obey the commands of God? I pray that God forgives us for how often we ask this question and how we ask it. We don’t ask it like a bookish theologian, but scream like a teenager through the bedroom door, “Leave me alone!” More time, more compassion, more understanding, more intrusion and so little in return.
How do we do it? How do we give like mothers give? Paul did through love. Flip the question over. Instead of asking the minimum required to fulfill an obligation, like the lowest percent you can tip without raising an eye brow from the server. As what more you can do to show the overflowing love you feel for this person. Don’t feel that love? It is one of the great blessings of our universe that the act of loving will be followed sooner than you expect by genuine love. Try it and see.
Prayer prompt: Lord, help me to quickly feel the love I should feel for those You have dropped in my life like a gift.
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