FLOW GO

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Good day! 

Pray that this finds you doing great today.  I took some time away from the blog to refresh.  But was feeling the tug of the Holy Spirit the last couple of days to get back to spending some time behind the keyboard as it is where I can pause and focus on what HE has for me each day.

And yesterday I posted this from Martin Luther King, “I have decided to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we are moving against wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. He who hates does not know God, but he who has love has the key...

Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another, because God is love...1 John 4:7 (TPT)

So, just what is it to allow LOVE to continually pour from us?

That is a tough order.

Continually pour love when the other person gets the promotion or the part?

Continually pour love when we KNOW “they” are responsible for my hurt?

Continually pour love into those “leaky people” who rarely appreciate it or worse yet take advantage of it?

Yep.

GOD loves us despite us and  He says, you want to look like me, want to look like my Son, then love; continually.

whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. 1 John 2:6 (ESV)

be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us…Ephesians 5:1 (ESV)

Dr. King in his channeling of John was articulating, Jesus’ overarching ethic of love that SHOULD continually be both our ENERGY and EMPHASIS.

Simply and obviously put, we are to do unto others as our heavenly Father through Christ has done unto us. He did what was best for us when he sent his Son for us. He offers to us HIS BEST each and every day. Hence, we, in turn, are to do what’s best for others. Even when less than what’s best is embraced as acceptable or short term satisfying. (Think revenge).

So then how do we know what love requires? How do we get our FLOW?

According to the apostle Paul, God’s Spirit will always nudge us in the direction of kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control (see Galatians 5:22-23). 

Therefore, when we open our FLOW for the day, let’s do our best to max those out. 

That’s what love requires. 

That’s what following Jesus looks like.  That's what "looking like Him" looks like.

That’s what will make our FLOW GO!

I love you all!

Have a BLESSED DAY!

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