Fruits of the Spirit- LOVE

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE POSTING ON THE BLOG, BUT I AM GOING TO DO BETTER ..

SINCE NOVEMBER, I  HAVE BEEN DOING A STUDY ON THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING TO ME. IT HAS HELPED ME IN MANY WAYS, I WANTED TO SHARE, SO IT MAY HELP YOU ALSO. I HAVE BEEN READING A BOOK BY MY FAVORITE CHRISTIAN AUTHOR, ELIZABETH GEORGE, ON THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.  I HAVE COMPILED SOME THOUGHTS AND NOTES DURING MY STUDY, I PLAN ON SHARING THEM ON FRIDAYS. I AM GOING TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS  AND NOTES.
WELCOME TO FRUITS FRIDAY!

Galatians 5:22-26 King James Version (KJV)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
²⁴ And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
²⁶ Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

King James Version (KJV)

Ephesians 5 King James Version (KJV)

5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

² And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
*LOVE- WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT LOVE? THINK ABOUT IT, YOU WERE BORN TO LOVE, BORN OUT OF LOVE, BORN INTO LOVE... WE GIVE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER. AND THEN THERE IS CHRIST ' LOVE FOR US. THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL.. I WILL GO ON RECORD HERE AND SAY YOU CAN NOT FULLY LOVE SOMEONE IF YOU HAVE BITTERNESS AND WRATH IN YOUR HEART TOWARD THEM. NO MATTER WHAT THEY HAVE DONE OR YOU HAVE DONE.  WE ARE TO LOVE WITH A CHRIST LIKE LOVE,.EVEN WHAT YOU DO '' IN CHRISTIAN LOVE''.HE WANTS HIS LOVE REFLECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOVING ONE ANOTHER, WHETHER IT BE A CHILD, PARENT, HUSBAND, WIFE, AUNT , UNCLE. YOU GET IT. RIGHT? HE WANTS HIS LOVE REFLECTED IN THE HEARTS OF FAMILIES ONE TO ANOTHER. ''LOVING ONE ANOTHER LIKE CHRIST LOVES US, EVEN WHEN WE ARE'' BAD'' STILL JESUS LOVES US..HIS LOVE IS UNFAILING AND THANK GOD. UNENDING LOVE, AND A REDEEMING LOVE!!
 Ephesians 5 King James Version (KJV)

5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

² And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
*WALK IN LOVE
EVERY FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT REQUIRES DECISION, AND LOVE IS NO DIFFERENT. YOU CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT TO LOVE, BUT GOD COMMANDS US TO LOVE.ARE YOU GLAD GOD CHOOSE TO  LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO DIE FOR YOU? WHAT A THOUGHT! LOVE IS WORK, LOVE IS TIME, LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, IT REQUIRES ACTION, NOT JUST WORDS! ON IN VERSE 2 OF THIS SAME CHAPTER, IT DOES SPEAK OF UNCLEANLINESS, FORNICATORS, COVETOUS,HAVE ANY INHERIITANCE TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.. WITHOUT FORGIVENESS. BE NOT PARTAKERS WITH THEM. 

*LOVE REACHES OUT TO THE UNLOVABLE 
THIS IS A BIG ONE. WE ALL DO THINGS THAT MAKES US SEEM UNLOVABLE AT TIMES. IN ALL TRUTH, WE DON'T DESERVE LOVE. THINK OF WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD, AND YOU GOT IN TROUBLE, YOUR PARENTS WOULD ALWAYS SAY BEFORE YOUR WHOOPING, '' I AM DOING THIS BECAUSE I LOVE YOU'' THEY WANTED YOU TO KNOW THEY LOVED YOU, BUT THEY WANTED YOU TO KNOW YOU DID WRONG ALSO. .THINK OF THE UNLOVABLES IN YOUR LIFE... THE BITTER ONES, THE UNGRATEFUL, THE SELFISH, THE EVIL ACTS OF OTHER PEOPLE, SPITEFUL PEOPLE. THEY ALL STILL ARE LOVED..YOU CAN BE TREATED LIKE YOU ARE NOT LOVED.. ^{john 3:16} For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life     .BUT REMEMBER GOD'S LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE. HE PROVED IT WHEN HE GAVE HIS SON JESUS FOR US ON THE CROSS TO DIE FOR US.
REMEMBER HE WHO LOVES MOST , LIVES MOST!! THINK ON THAT A WHILE. 
LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING THAT EVER GREW IN A HUMAN'S HEART. THINK ABOUT A NEW MAMA HOLDING HER FIRSTBORN RIGHT AFTER GIVING BIRTH, A NEW BEGINNING, A NEW LIFE, A FOREVER BOND BETWEEN A MOTHER AND CHILD..
IN 1ST CORINTHIANS 13:13, PAUL PUT LOVE ABOVE ALL, EVEN FAITH, AND HOPE.THEY ALL 3 GO TOGETHER.
*LOVE IS A COMMAND- IN MATTHEW 5:44, HE COMMANDS US TO LOVE THE ONES ANYWAY THAT ARE ENEMIES, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU,DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, LOVE THEM ANYWAY.. THIS CAN BE A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW, ESPECIALLY THE ONE THAT WRONGS YOU, BUT YOU ARE TO REMEMBER TO LOVE LIKE CHRIST. FORGIVE LIKE CHRIST, BEHAVE LIKE CHRIST,CAUSE WHAT IF CHRIST DID NOT LOVE YOU?? WHERE WOULD YOU BE?? EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT LOVABLE, HE STILL LOVES US LIKE WE WERE HIS ONLY CHILD.  WE ARE NEVER FAVORED , LIKE THE SONG SAYS, BUT WE CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL WE ARE BLESSED..JESUS AND HIS LOVE TO US IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE SHOULD WANT TO LOVE OTHERS THE WAY HE DOES.
*WAYS AND ACTS OF LOVE
LOVE IS SOMETHING IN EACH PERSON'S LIFE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEMONSTRATED, IN EACH STAGE OF A PERSON'S LIFE.. LIKE WHEN YOUR PARENT LOVED YOU AND CARED FOR YOU, NOW, THEY ARE OLDER, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR LOVE BY TAKING CARE OF THEM BECAUSE  THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO...A KIND WORD TO A FRIEND, AN ENCOURAGEMENT CARD, A SIMPLE ''PRAYING FOR YOU''. A FREE MEAL TO A FRIEND, REMEMBER THE LOVE OF CHRIST AND SHOWING THE FRUIT OF LOVE IN ALL YOU DO..  NEXT TIME, WE WILL LOOK AT JOY.. JESUS, OTHERS, YOU. EQUALS JOY !!
HAVE A CHERRY ON TOP KIND OF FRIDAY!!!!