{"id":1053,"date":"2017-02-02T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/what-matters-most-is-love\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:08:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:08:54","slug":"what-matters-most-is-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=1053","title":{"rendered":"What Matters Most is Love"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nYesterday, I posted about it being the \u201cThe Love Month\u201d, sincerely hoping to awaken our senses to being people that love from the heart this month.<\/p>\n

It was like getting a high-5 from God when later in the day, I opened one of my resource books, Rick Warren\u2019s \u201cThe Purpose Drive Life\u201d, to the chapter I was about to read next. Imagine the \u201cAtta\u2019 Girl\u201d I sensed when I saw that the title of this chapter was \u201cWhat Matters Most\u201d is that we “walk in love”. <\/p>\n

This life we live is truly all about love. Of course it is, because God IS LOVE and the most important lesson He wants us to learn on earth is how to love. To say \u201cI love you\u201d can sound like a clich\u00e9 if our actions don\u2019t measure up to those words. We say \u201cI love you\u201d in the same sentence that we say \u201cI love chocolate cake\u201d and there are times when it seems the one saying those words loves chocolate cake more than us. We express our love in actions by giving someone a gift as a token of our love, while evaluating the size or cost of the gift based on \u201cWhat did the gift THEY gave me cost \u2013 I don\u2019t want to spend more than what they spent on me?\u201d We say \u201cI love my neighbor\u201d in the same thought as \u201cI wish my neighbor would keep his kids off my lawn\u201d. <\/p>\n

Rick Warren says: \u201cLearning to love unselfishly is certainly not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That\u2019s why we\u2019re given a lifetime to learn it. Of course, God wants us to love everyone, but He\u2019s particularly concerned that we learn to love others in His family. Paul wrote: \u201cWhen we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.\u201d Galatians 6:10. <\/p>\n

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That\u2019s why it\u2019s so awesome to be in the Family of God. Not because we are a \u201cclick\u201d or \u201cclub unto ourselves\u201d. It\u2019s because we resemble our Father. We act like Him. We talk like Him. We walk like Him. We forgive like Him. We LOVE like Him. That\u2019s why our character, being in His likeness, should speak volumes over those who are outside the Family of God.<\/p>\n

Back to Rick Warren\u2019s words \u201cWhy does God insist that we give special love and attention to other believers? Why do they get priority in loving? Because God wants his family to be known for its love more than anything else. Jesus said our love for each other \u2013 not our doctrinal beliefs \u2013 is our greatest witness to the world. He said, \u201cYour strong love for each other will PROVE TO THE WORLD that you are my disciples.\u201d John 13:35.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, my post encouraged us to reach out with love during this love month and beyond. Love isn\u2019t learned from hiding out. We must be around people, even those cranky, grumpy and even frustrating people around us, because God’s LIGHT of LOVE in us is what the world needs NOW. <\/p>\n

Life really is all about love. It matters most. It takes top priority. So, let\u2019s be LOVE show-offs and go spread some of the love today!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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