“What
the world needs now, is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just
too little of.” – Hal David
Loving communication is rare in this day and age with such busy lifestyles. Many are
too wounded to share positive affirmation and loving reinforcement in our
relationships. We expect people to feel loved without communication from us
that we love them.
We
all need to know that we are loved, especially children, but that will not
happen unless we communicate our feelings. Spending time, works of service,
verbal affirmation, loving touch, focused attention and gifts are all ways to
communicate love.
Some
of us prefer one or two of these expressions over the rest of them. Other
people would be happy with any expression of love as long as it is consistent.
Learning the love language of our significant others is a great way to express
love to them.
If
we listen to our spouse, child, neighbor, extended family member, the person in
the grocery line or on the bus next to us, we give that person a very rare
treat, a gift more precious than anything money can buy.
If
we say we do not love another person, we are communicating more about our own
character than the other person’s personality. We listen without condescension,
belittling or rejection regardless of what they tell us. We simply express
God’s love to them.
As
mature Believers, we allow God to love that person through us. We communicate
the love, patience and concern of Christ through our words, eye contact, facial
expressions and body language. We make time to focus our attention on the
people that we love.
Prayer:
Father
God, make us vessels of honor for Your glory. Use us to spread Your love abroad
in the hearts of every person You bring us into contact with during the day,
but especially with those closest to us. Remind us that loving someone in our
own way is not good enough, because You call us to love them unconditionally,
consistently and in a way that is meaningful to them.
Thought
for the Day:
We
love people continually through the years, by choosing to do loving things for
them, even if our feelings do not follow; and we never give up on anyone,
because God never gives up on us. - Luke 6:32
