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Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control. Against such things there is no
law.
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October 15
Fruit of
the Spirit - Love
Love is a very easy and yet
very difficult thing to explain. Everyone
knows what love is when you talk to them about
it. But if you ask 100 people to explain
love, you'll get 100 different descriptions and
still no true definition.
In its truest form, love
is self sacrificing. 1 Corinthians 13
describes what love is but it can be best
summarized as being sacrificial. Love is
always looking out for the good of another
person ahead of one's own good.
Love is the only thing
that allows us to be self sacrificing.
Things which we do out of love make no logical
sense. There's no good reason why we would
sacrifice our time, money, or personal
preferences without anything in return unless it
is for love.
While many think only of
romantic love, even this is self sacrificing in
nature. It is when a relationship becomes
self centered that troubles arise.
Obviously much can has
been written on love but only through the power
of the Spirit can it be expressed in its purest
and most selfless form. |
