I really want you all to ponder this thing with me.....................
For the past 3 years…..I have been recovering from some detrimental storms that happened in my life and I have had to make some hard & painful decisions under the direction of the Holy Spirit…….God has forced me to look at every single aspect of my life in a totally different lens……These new lens are filled with more & more of God and not judgment of his people nor condemnation. This brings me to my Something to Ponder………………..
The word of God says………”For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”. {Romans 13:9}
I know we have all read this scripture many times but today I want us to “ponder” this thing. The text is saying that if WE would love our “Neighbor” (those whom we encounter whether short term or long term) as we love ourselves that we are following all of the commandments of God! I asked the Lord why such a great emphasis on loving my neighbor and especially why should I love them as I love myself???????
He took me to when I fell back in love with myself…..when I began to love me again, I watched what I would put on my body because I didn’t want to cause any skin irritation or scars. I took note of the types of food that I consumed because I only want to fuel my body with foods that are nourishing and not harmful. I make sure that I don’t put myself in harmful situations that may cause me to be injured or worst. I do all of this because I love ME!!!
Now……God is saying for ME to love my Neighbor the same way!!!!!! That means that whatever I do, say, or think about my neighbor….I should do it as if I am doing it to myself!!!!!!! If everyone of us in the world would really get this commandment…..we wouldn’t have to be concerned with locking our doors, sending our children to school, going to the store late at night or none of the things that cause us to be concerned because each one of us are loving each other the same way we love ourselves! Marriages would be whole, siblings would not rival, communities would unite, and peace would be in the land!!!!!!
Instead of trying to categorize sin acts and compartmentalize sinful nature…….why not practice, preach, and teach ROMANS 13:9?!?!?!?!? If this one scripture is in play we could re-focus on the main objective and that is offering Christ to the world!
OMG!!!!!!!! MY PEEPS………Really ponder this thing & LET’S GET IT TOGETHER!!!!
Be encouraged & know you are blessed!
For the past 3 years…..I have been recovering from some detrimental storms that happened in my life and I have had to make some hard & painful decisions under the direction of the Holy Spirit…….God has forced me to look at every single aspect of my life in a totally different lens……These new lens are filled with more & more of God and not judgment of his people nor condemnation. This brings me to my Something to Ponder………………..
The word of God says………”For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”. {Romans 13:9}
I know we have all read this scripture many times but today I want us to “ponder” this thing. The text is saying that if WE would love our “Neighbor” (those whom we encounter whether short term or long term) as we love ourselves that we are following all of the commandments of God! I asked the Lord why such a great emphasis on loving my neighbor and especially why should I love them as I love myself???????
He took me to when I fell back in love with myself…..when I began to love me again, I watched what I would put on my body because I didn’t want to cause any skin irritation or scars. I took note of the types of food that I consumed because I only want to fuel my body with foods that are nourishing and not harmful. I make sure that I don’t put myself in harmful situations that may cause me to be injured or worst. I do all of this because I love ME!!!
Now……God is saying for ME to love my Neighbor the same way!!!!!! That means that whatever I do, say, or think about my neighbor….I should do it as if I am doing it to myself!!!!!!! If everyone of us in the world would really get this commandment…..we wouldn’t have to be concerned with locking our doors, sending our children to school, going to the store late at night or none of the things that cause us to be concerned because each one of us are loving each other the same way we love ourselves! Marriages would be whole, siblings would not rival, communities would unite, and peace would be in the land!!!!!!
Instead of trying to categorize sin acts and compartmentalize sinful nature…….why not practice, preach, and teach ROMANS 13:9?!?!?!?!? If this one scripture is in play we could re-focus on the main objective and that is offering Christ to the world!
OMG!!!!!!!! MY PEEPS………Really ponder this thing & LET’S GET IT TOGETHER!!!!
Be encouraged & know you are blessed!
