Love With All Your Heart ....series chapter 13

I know it has been a while since I have done a posting on this series but since we only have a few more weeks left - I thought I would go head and get back to posting them. They always encourage me and help me better understand how to love with all my heart. I hope these chapters bless each of you.

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Love With All Your Heart

by

Linda Driver

 

 

Love is hopeful:

Love's hopes are fadeless under all circumstances

 

Edith considered herself a realist. But the truth of the matter was that Edith always looked on the dark side. In every scenario Edith always imagined the very worst thing that could happen. She told herself that by preparing for the worst, she was protecting herself from being disappointed when it did happen. And so she continued to paint gloomy and dismal pictures for the future. Life was rather depressing from this vantage point, and Edith just couldn't keep all this gloominess to herself. So Edith would spread despair and discouragement around to all those she met. If someone was ill, she made solemn comments about the possibility of a fatal illness. She predicted failure, divorce, and disaster as the end result of any minor troubles around her. She doubted the power of God, and her prayers were simply sighs of hopeless despair. Edith felt that if she were to smile and express a cheery thought, she would be denying reality. Her burdens were heavy, and she wanted everyone else to have heavy burdens, too.

 

The one day Edith came face to face with the claims of God's love as found in the Bible:

 

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:7

 

Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.

Psalms 31:24

 

Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.   

Romans 5:5

 

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Psalm 146:5

 

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.   

Romans 15:4

 

    And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.   

Romans 8:28

 

    There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.   

1 John 4:18

 

Love dwells on the positive and always hopes for the best under all circumstances.

 

Love is not discouraged or disheartened under difficulties.

 

Love believes that God is at work in every situation, knowing that He will bless His children.

 

Love does not get depressed or focus on the obstacles, but look beyond them to the future with confident expectation.

 

Love does not keep expressing doubts and fears, but with an unwavering faith repeats and claims God's promises, praising Him continually.