1 John 3:16-24 (NIV)__________________________________________________________
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
Lord Jesus, You know that I'm a loner. Most of the time, I will be absorbed with whatever that needs to be done, and keep doing it till it’s over, and the cycle will repeat itself. Rarely will I keep a lookout for people around me who might be in need. Even if I do notice, providing an ear and sound advice always seems to the right and only solution to them.
Though nothing is wrong, it is true that love in action tugs closer to the heart than just words.
By Your grace and love Father, help me open up my heart and finance. Heightened the awareness to the needs of people around me, so that I may minister to them through Your love. Place in my heart the person who needs my care and concern the most now and I shall learn from there. Holy Spirit, teach me about active compassion, and not let this lesson diminish within me.
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