Musings at a world gone wild.

The Love I so often forget

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Grace - Receiving what you do not deserve

Mercy - Not receiving what you deserve

Something YZ shared at Bible Study yesterday that stuck in my head.

I'm tired of being proud. I'm tired of being mad. I'm tired of being selfish. I'm tired of being ignorant. I'm tired of being foolish.

I'm tired of sinning.

What do you do in the troughs of your life? The times when there is neither a low (exams are coming!) nor a high (good results!). There's the other people to pray for. There's the time of sharing and encouraging that the storms and partys in life take time away from. It's that part of my life that I'm missing at this point and THANK GOD there are people around me who remind me of this.

Romans 12:9-21

New International Version (NIV)

Love in Action

⁹ Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹ Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³ Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.^[a]Do not be conceited.

¹⁷ Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. ¹⁸ If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ¹⁹ Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[b] says the Lord. ²⁰ On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”^[c]

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

"We love because He loved us first"

~In the silence...I'm waiting to hear your voice~