Sometimes those who need love the most are hardest to love. People in your life you care for but disagree with – youth, teens, young adults, family members, aging parents, spouses, and colleagues.
At Sunday school, we were reading the letter of James. I have learned that when I struggle with schoolwork, it helps to do the homework.
Sometimes we don’t realize we’re holding a grudge because our hand has been clenched for so long it feels normal.
I don’t know if you remember, but when I was in school, occasionally, there would be a time when a teacher would say, “Hey, listen up! This will be on the final exam, so pay attention!”
Jesus makes it plain. Loving God is not optional, and loving people is not negotiable. The two are inseparable. We cannot claim deep devotion to God while dismissing our responsibility to one another.
Goals, objectives and plans often guide our lives. Sometimes these go as planned.
I am no gardener, but I do enjoy being outside in the spring—hands in the soil, surrounded by color, spending more money and time on plants than I probably should.
I love this verse, even in the seasons where I question whether the work God began in me will ever feel complete.