WALK
IN LOVE
Adapted
from
Commanding my Morning Devotional by Cindy
Trimm
Read:
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8:“ Love is patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It
does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails.
Take a moment to look at those
verses one more time, but this time, replace some of those words with your
name.
Example: “ Denise is patient, Denise is
kind. Denise does not envy, Denise does not boast, Denise is not proud. 5 Denise
does not dishonor others, Denise is not self-seeking, Denise is not easily
angered, Denise keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Denise does not
delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 Denise always
protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love
never fails.”
Now, repeat these words and you will
understand that this means that today, you will walk in LOVE. LOVE is proactive to forgiveness. This means that you cherish your relationships over your things, over your accomplishments, goals and tasks and over yourself. That means you are living the richest life possible.
Today’s prayer: (as per Cindy Trimm)
Father, I declare today that YOUR love gives me the patience to
suffer long and yet be kind. YOUR love causes me not to envy, parade myself, or
be puffed up. Because of YOUR love, I will not behave rudely or seek to fulfill my own selfish desires.
YOUR love keeps me from thinking
angry and malicious thoughts about others. I do not rejoice in sinfulness but
rejoice in the truth. With YOUR love
I bear all things, believe all things, hope all things and endure all things. I
am secure that YOUR love never
fails. In Jesus’s Name Amen!
(Cindy Trimm also has a book by the
same name. This lady has helped me change some of my thinking about how to
start my day. Commanding my morning has helped me to unleash God’s power in my
day so I can see people with the LOVE
of Jesus instead of with my own eyes of flesh.)
LOVE, LOVE AND LOVE SOME MORE!
Have a great day!
Denise
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