Loving people does not always come easy. Our expectations of others can cloud receiving love from people.
Our thoughts start in the mind. It doesn’t mean those thoughts are true and as a result, we can have people around us that love us, but we can feel unable to receive the love.
Past experiences of betrayal, abandonment, disappointment, codependency, depression and even struggles with addiction, can bring obstacles to the simplicity of love.
Whether it’s our actions or the actions of others, Jesus came as a baby because of love for us. He loved first.
“We love each other because he loved us first.”
1 John 4:19 NLT
God sent His Son as a bridge between humanity and Himself. What an amazing love, God could’ve turned His back on His people because of their sin. But that’s not the God who created us.
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:16-17 NLT
Oh what a love, Jesus laid down His life so that we could be saved, and Jesus gave us the grace that we don’t deserve.
“Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.”
Lamentations 3:23 NLT
Christmas is a time to reflect on the love of Jesus! It’s a time for family and friend gatherings.
Sometimes our relationships are so complicated. It’s hard to forgive others.
We are to forgive others, but it doesn’t mean we forget the pain and hurt by others.
We must talk to Jesus and lay those experiences at the foot of the cross. Giving all of our hurt to Him. Only He can change another person’s heart.
Go to Jesus in Prayer:
Father God, I thank you that you’ve created me uniquely. I thank you Lord, that You know the challenges in my life and in my relationships I give those concerns to You now. I repent for the words or actions that I may have done to another and I asked forgiveness from you. Transform my mind to be like yours, give me the ability to forgive others. Give me strength for every circumstance. Please give me wisdom.I trust in You alone.
Thank you, Lord Jesus for loving me first.
In Jesus Mighty Name, Amen!
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