Why Can't We Just LOVE One Another??

As I sit and read posts today that are put out on social media, I am reminded that this world truly is full of hopeless and confused souls. It saddens me to think that so many people feel as if there is no God which in turn leads them to having no faith. Never mind, the fact that they feel completely responsible for every good fortune in their life. These people don't stop to think about, let alone thank the one being that made their freedoms possible. They are too consumed with patting themselves on the back because they are self made. They do not see any good fortune in their lives as blessings, they see them as entitlements for their hard work. As easy as it would be for me to just discredit their beliefs and shake my head at their absurd analogies, I simply can't do that. You see, today's society and their beliefs is a direct result of the actions of so called "Christians" today. What really makes me sad is that there is so much hurt in this world. Unfortunately, a lot of that is a direct outcome of something that "Christians" are doing or not doing for that matter. They tend to look down on those who think differently than they do, they want to discredit other's beliefs yet show them no love. They want to tell others how they are wrong in their thinking and belittle those who don't agree with them. They want to scream from the rooftops about how certain things are wrong, but have no compassion. Here's the problem with all of that ... YOU ARE NOT SHOWING THE LOVE OF CHRIST!!! Jesus didn't beat people over the head to make them believe in Him. He didn't insult, mock, belittle or humiliate those that didn't believe either. Jesus simply loved, He loves today, just as He loved then. It is our job as Christians to show the love and compassion of Christ to those who don't believe. It is our job to turn the other cheek when others come against us for they know not what they do. As believers, we do know better, therefore, we should do better. We all know what God has forgiven us for and not one person among us is completely sinless. We all have our past that we brought to the table when we came to Jesus. Some of us have even had to come back a few times after falling off, but Jesus forgives all and He forgives ALL SINS!! So I challenge each of us as Christians to be just that ... be the hands and feet of Jesus. Share the good news of your Lord and Savior, but most of all PRAY ... Pray for peace in the lives of non believers, Pray for God's touch in their lives, Pray for their souls instead of being judgmental and discrediting what they believe, show them love because LOVE always wins. "Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8

What do your thoughts focus on?

"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." Romans 12:2 .... How often do we find ourselves beat up, depressed or even angry about things that find their way into our hearts and minds? The enemy knows how to take our attention away from God and if we aren't careful we can find ourselves trapped in that mind set. Remembering to keep our thoughts and hearts focused on what is of God will keep us in perfect harmony and allow us to live a life free of bondage. We obviously can't stop thoughts from coming, but we can certainly control what we engage in. The lifespan of a thought is determined by how much attention it receives and if a thought is never put into word or action then it will die unborn .... Proverbs 4:23 tells us to Guard our hearts above all else, for it determines the course of our life. Just sharing some "thoughts" with you guys tonight.