.posthidden {display:none} .postshown {display:inline} By His Own Hand. . .: I shouldn't be posting this late, but. . .

6/30/2010

I shouldn't be posting this late, but. . .

This is important.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a "Love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

And a note from my study Bible-
Paul says that love "is patient." Sometimes we're irritated or angered by others, and we don't know why. Not all irritability stems from sinful or selfish motives, although the irritable treatment of others is surely wrong. Much irritability comes from a love of perfection, a deep desire that programs, meetings, and structures be run perfectly. A desire to run things perfectly can erupt into anger at events or people who get in the way or ruin that desire. Those who are easily irritated need to remember that perfection exists only in God. We need to love him and our fellow Christians, not the visions we have for perfection here on earth.


I think that, generally speaking, if what we are doing is out of our deep love for Christ, He will do great things through us and for us. However, once we lose sight of exalting Him and glorifying His name, we are done for. I need to keep Christ and the furthering of His Kingdom as my focus for the rest of the week.

You know what will help me focus? Sleep. I'm gonna go do that.

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