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Love Never Fails

1 Corinthians 13:7-8 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails (ESV)

    What is the best way to lead a person to the truth? It is not by condemning them or pushing truth on them, but by loving them. We love people through their struggles and sins as Jesus works on changing them. We cannot change people, so it is important to know what we can do in our relationships to help someone along to Christ. 

    Everything starts from a place of love. We make our unconditional love clear to others. We do not reject anyone for sin that they are living in (or wrongs previously committed), but rather, introduce them to the merciful love of Christ. We listen to them without judgement and treat them as our brother or sister. Then, we are able to speak into their life. 

    We speak life to them when they are tired of living in the darkness and seeking our help. When you grow in your relationships with others, they trust you. And if you are friends with an unbeliever and they see all the fruit of the Spirit in your life and desire that. When they come to you asking you for help, you are then able to point them to Jesus! 

    Just remember that if you want to live a life in any kind of ministry (and we are ALL called into the "ministry" of Jesus) you will have to have a love for God's people. If that is something you desire more of today, all you have to do is ask Him. He will answer that prayer every time. Lean in to love because love conquers all!

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. (ESV)

1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love. (ESV)

 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. (ESV)

John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (ESV)

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