1 Thessalonians 3:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow
for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
"I'm not sure I can love them any more! My supply of
love is gone, my capacity to love is exhausted." Yes, there are times when
it seems others will exhaust our ability to love, either because of their need
being so great or because of their unwillingness to love in return. How do we
go on? We need a community of love; other believers who will support and love
us. We need brothers and sisters in Christ who will pray for God to increase
our capacity to love. We need to trust that in response to all of our prayers,
God will pour more love into our hearts through his ever-flowing stream of
grace, the Holy Spirit (cf. Rom. 5:5). When love is low, don't withdraw or
give up. Draw near to God and draw near to his people asking for his grace to
help in your time of need (Heb. 4:16).
Thought for today:
Do I stretch myself to love beyond my limitations?
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