Daily Prayer - Without love, I am nothing

Good Thursday afternoon, my friends.

 

If you have ever seen the movie Fireproof, then you will be familiar with the book The Love Dare.  This is a forty day devotional book designed to strengthen your marriage.  Below is the devotional for Day 1, and it applies to all relationships, not just marriage:

 

 

Day 1

Love is the greatest of these

If I have all faith, so that I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2

Loving God and others is what life is really about. No matter who you are or what you do, it comes down to whether you'll live a life of love or not. And there is a vast difference between the two. One is priceless ... and one meaningless.

Love is the most important ingredient to any meaningful relationship. It is fundamental to true significance. Your quality of life is directly tied to the amount of love flowing in you and through you to others. Though it's often overlooked, love is infinitely more valuable than riches, fame, or honor. They will pass away, but love remains. You can be fulfilled without these, but not without love.

The absence of love leaves a devastating void. When it is not present, your spirituality becomes superficial, your benevolent deeds self-centered, and your sacrifices insincere. In any relationship where love is not your motivation, you can expect it to feel bland and unfulfilling-if not meaningless. When asked to identify life's greatest command, Jesus summed it up this way: to love God with all you are and to love your neighbor as yourself. Will you embrace a life of love?

THIS WEEK'S DARE

Begin praying this week: "Lord, teach me what real love is and make me a loving person."

 

 

"When [love] is not present, your spirituality becomes superficial, your benevolent deeds self-centered, and your sacrifices insincere."  Yep.  That sounds familiar.  But conversely, when love is present those things are extremely fulfilling!

 

 

Grace and peace and love be yours in abundance!

Bruce

 

Lord, teach me what real love is and make me a loving person.

 

(The Love Dare - Day 1)

 

 

Bruce MacPherson

macpherson@celtic.ca / Blog: The Celtic Christian / Home: 613.489.4174 Cell: 613.720.0821

 

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