Less of a Theory and More of an Affair

                                

Love is Worship

"I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love."  ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Unlovely yet Loved, Unable yet Free

"A...grateful heart is free to love because it has been captured with the hilarious paradox that we are unlovely but loved, and unable to love but free to try without condemnation."
(Dr Dan Allender & Dr. Tremper Longman in Bold Love, p. 43)

Listening & Loving

Best selling author in her latest writings, Sarah Young, said:

"In any close relationship, listening and loving are vitally important - and they are interconnected."

(p.16, Jesus Today Devotional -ebook)

As you love today, listen with your ear and your heart - they are connected too!

Ideas to Consider in ways we can all serve in love

In Edward Welch's book, Addictions, which is a great book on theology, he concludes his book, with 6 ways we can serve in love:  (p. 283)

1.  Remembering the way that Jesus served us (John 13), what opportunities for service do you have today?
2.  Seeking peace is a profound way to show love.  Consider studying The Peacemaker, by Ken Sande.
3.  Spend group time in prayer for other people.
4.  Key features of love are patience and kindness (I Corinthians 13:4).  In what situations do you react with frustration?  What form could kindness take in your relationships?
5.  Pray for the Spirit of love.  Pray for opportunities to demonstrate love.
6.  Talk about how you have seen the love of Christ in others.

This book is not just for addicts, but for all of us who deal with addicts as well.  He ends each chapter with "Practical Theology."  He lays  out:  "As you face your own addiction," and then, "As you help someone else."  Isn't that love?