Don't just say you love me, but show me you love me. Let your actions match your words at all times.
When a person ask another person how do you feel or what do you need, these are selfless questions of concern. The questions from the other person are focused on you and your well being.
When a person ask another person what are you doing or where are you going, these can be selfish questions of control . The questions from the other person are focused on them and their agenda.
What are we talking about here? Compassion, consideration, unconditional love. Doing things for the right reasons, not the wrong reasons. The scripture says who the Son sets free is free indeed. We need to stop trying to keep each other in bondage by creating emotional blackmail based on our statements and actions.
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Le me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. (Amen) (Galatians 5:19-26/NLT)
When a person ask another person how do you feel or what do you need, these are selfless questions of concern. The questions from the other person are focused on you and your well being.
When a person ask another person what are you doing or where are you going, these can be selfish questions of control . The questions from the other person are focused on them and their agenda.
What are we talking about here? Compassion, consideration, unconditional love. Doing things for the right reasons, not the wrong reasons. The scripture says who the Son sets free is free indeed. We need to stop trying to keep each other in bondage by creating emotional blackmail based on our statements and actions.
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Le me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. (Amen) (Galatians 5:19-26/NLT)
