Be A Better Lover – Tuesday

Week 5 | OUT – Loving More People

Listen instead of reading

Take a Moment

Ask God what He wants to show you before reading today

Read The Daily

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)

I bet some of you actually clicked to read this morning for different reasons 😂.  Either way, it may seem easy to love other people well, but in reality, sometimes it isn’t. Being a better lover or loving well means we love them on the easy days and on the hard days. We applaud their successes and comfort them when they fail.  Here are some practical ways that we can do that:

Lighten their load. What happens when you learn that things aren’t going well for someone else? When someone is  facing a struggle, we can be a part of the solution. It’s easy to say things like, “Let me know if you need anything,” but truthfully, most people won’t. You might phrase your assistance like this: “I’m bringing dinner over to your family tonight. What time works?”  A friend of mine once told me that he asked to help someone in the grocery store and they became angry.  I told him that part of plan isn’t to ask if they want help, but how best I can help. 

Extend grace. One of the most important ways we can love is to make allowances for their shortcomings. Choosing to extend grace means we forgive those who offend us. After all, God has forgiven each of us so much, it’s unwise to justify our unforgiveness toward others. Through the process of forgiving others, we’ll be free from harboring bitterness. 

Build others up. With our words and actions, we do one of two things—build up or tear down. Our world isn’t always a friendly one, so let’s be bringers of good news to the people in our lives. We never know how our kind word or act will change someone’s day—and potentially their future. 

Don’t forget this week’s Chasing Epic Challenge is to bless at least three people with a kind word, random act of kindness or gift.  Put others first.

Prayer for the Day

God what are you  showing me?  What am I going to do about it? 

God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?

Make sure you complete the reading or comment today.

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