LOVING OTHERS –
OVERCOMING THE TRICKY PART
LOVE PART II
BY DR MERVYN ABREO
Here are simple, practical steps on how to
love yourself, your neighbor, your Lord and Savior, and most important of all,
your enemies!
There is a difference between ‘loving’ and
‘liking’ someone.
‘Liking’
a person more and more does not necessarily lead to ‘love’. And conversely, you
can love someone without liking anything about him or her.
This
helps when attempting to love even your most hated enemy, while circumventing
the impossible task of trying to like the person.
LOVE: The most
wonderful and powerful of all human emotions was introduced into the heart of
man by the Christian God, Lord Jesus.
For
not only does He love, but He Himself is love. Love is His very basic intrinsic
nature.
Some
have even claimed that the expression ‘God loves’ can only be found in the
Bible!
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES (Mathew 5:44):
The reason why we find it difficult, if not
impossible, to love others, is because we just cannot stand them or their ways,
or what they have done, to you or to others, in the past.
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But the Bible does not tell us to like
others. Tolerate them, yes, but not like them. The Bible tells us only to love others, especially our enemies; because
it is so easy to!
MY OWN PREDICAMENT:
There
was this one person in our prayer group that I just couldn't love. I prayed about it, but just couldn't forgive this person. And what was even worse was
that the Lord had told me that He had not only forgiven that person, but that
He loves the person. It took me a long time, but ultimately I not only forgave,
but also was able to love that person.
That person was me!
Lord
Jesus has said: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mathew 19:19).
Laugh
if you can see the humor in this.
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Dear friend,
I
look forward to getting your feedback. Do write in to me at:
drmervynabreo@gmail.com
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