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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

How do you love when you don't "feel it"?

You love when you don't feel it, because you love out of obedience, not out of feelings. If you treated the people the way you felt, it wouldn't always be good. But, if you act out of love toward others because this is the right way to behave, because this is what God desires (even commands) our relationships as well as our hearts will be better. Do we act out of love or out of hormones, or feelings, or hunger, or tiredness, or irritation, or impulse? I know I have acted out of all of these. I also know which is better. Luke 6:32 says "if you love those who love you, what good is that? For even sinners do that." It's no good to act like everyone else. We are called to a higher standard, a holier ground of relating and thinking.

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