Love is praying together in Taco Bell.

John 13:34-35
"A new command I give you:
Love one another. As I have
loved you, so you must love
one another. By this all men
will know that you are my
disciples, if you love one another."


The world won't know we're really, really disciples of Christ by going on missions trips or telling people not to cuss around us or doing VBS or supporting children in other countries or being happy or going to church (and liking it! wow!). Christianity is making progress in the pursuit of living like Christ. And Christ is the perfect model of human love. So to be like Him.. that means you don't give up when your friend keeps making the same mistakes, you always give the benefit of the doubt, you bear with each other, you tell them when they're doing great and when they're doing bad, you're honest, you listen intently because you really care, you bring their requests to God too, because God does listen, you don't tell their business, you forgive them seventy times seven (God does that for us every day probably), you rejoice and mourn with them, you protect them, you give things up to help them, you encourage and motivate them, love. Constant involvement doesn't always mean that you get an update on their life every day, but that in spirit you're loving them and thinking of them. We've been missing this for too long! God's two greatest commandments are both love. What are we doing talking about little doctrines and petty problems when there's love to be developed and had and shared?! Let's preach Christ not ideas! God Himself is Love, and we have His fullness in us, so we have all the resources for Love that we could ever need or ask for. Let's use them. Use Him! What a beautifully fulfilling thing it is to obey His commands in this regard! He is a delight, and all His ways are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of His covenant. Blessings will follow obedience. And sometimes obedience in itself is a total blessing no matter the 'outcome'. He is so wise, and He is Love, so who better to follow when trying to learn to love? AHHH!