Blibico text: We love him, because he loved us first (1 John 4:19).
The true love?
Imagine for a moment that you have a wonderful boyfriend. He is a faithful and firm Christian, which means he has a high morality. He loves you very much, and wants to marry you as soon as he is financially ready. Study hard at the university, since you want to get a good job to be able to provide the best for you. Whenever you want to talk about something, he hears all your words. He is kind and patient, and never selfish. Treat you with respect, and honor your commitment to live a pure life.
Now, imagine that when your boyfriend calls you, you see his name on your cell phone, but you do not answer. When you visit your house, you do not invite him to eat with your family. When he asks, "Would you like to walk in the store with me?", You answer, "No, thanks." When he says, "I've been thinking about what happened to you yesterday, and I have suggestions for you that might help you.
When can we talk about this? ", You say," I do not know. " Of course, this is a strange behavior! All of us, especially the Christians, have someone who loves us very much: God. If we are not careful, we can become so busy or so distracted that we forget to develop our relationship with Him.
How does God speak with us? Through the Bible. Then, if we do not read it, it's like not answering the phone when He calls us! If we do not pray, we miss opportunities to speak directly with God, to tell him what we have in our hearts. When we miss out on worship services and Bible studies, we miss opportunities to worship our God who loves us so much and learn more about Him. First, before loving anyone in the world ...
Choose God
If all your decisions are based on your love for God and your commitment to Him, you will be more likely to make better decisions. This includes your decision as to who to love and whom to marry. This does not mean that you will always have perfect focus, or perfect wisdom, but if your choices are in harmony with God's will, they will be better. He loves God; then you will be ready to love another person. In fact, only if you love God will you be ready to choose wisely a husband.
To learn how God's love can help us make good choices, let's think about the way God loves us specifically in the results of His love for us. We know that he loves us, but what does this mean for me and for you? We can be sure that God always wants the best for us, especially for our souls.
How Does God Love Us?
Blibic Text: God wants us to have fellowship with Him. Justified, then, by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5: 1).
God wants us to have fellowship with Him. To be with Him, we must be holy. We have already learned that the only way to be holy is through the blood of Jesus, and that we must also walk in the light, that is, continue to love and obey Him.
God wants us to live without guilt. It is terrible to live feeling guilty. We do not have peace in our hearts when we feel guilty. This is a great burden, but thanks to the wonderful gift of God, forgiveness, we can
be released from that burden. It is wonderful that He treats us as if we had never sinned! And if we repent when we sin, our Father will continue to forgive us. In this way we can live without guilt.
God wants us to be with Him in heaven for all eternity. The only way to be able to be with Him is by being holy, being totally washed from our sins and walking in the light. God is holy; therefore, we must be holy, be like Him if we want to be with Him for eternity.
God wants us to live without shame in front of others. It is terrible to live with the fear that other people will discover what
that we have done, or that we will be ashamed when they discover it! It is a great joy to live without the fear of shame!
Learn to choose the best Love
This man, the love of your life, wants you to have fellowship with God, to be holy. What does this mean? How does this affect your relationship with him?
He does not induce you to sin, appreciate your relationship with God!
This man wants you to live without the burden of guilt. How does this affect your relationship?
He does not try to convince you to do something against your conscience; It does not allow them to get involved in situations that facilitate
the sin.
This man wants you to be with God in heaven for eternity.
How does this affect your relationship?
He encourages you to read the Bible, be in church services and grow in Christianity; admire your commitment to God.
This man wants you to live without shame in front of others.
How does this affect your relationship?
It does not pressure you to do something shameful; Protect your reputation How? It protects you from situations that can give you a bad appearance. For example, it does not take you to places where the main activities are sinful; Nor will he be with you alone, to prevent others from thinking badly of you and not to give occasion to temptation.
If you are a Christian, then you have already chosen God in the first place. A truly good man will help you to be a better Christian. It will never harm your relationship with God! (How should you respond to someone who tries to intrude on your relationship with God-be it a boyfriend or a good friend?).
If you find a man who loves God, and who loves you in the way that God loves you, then you will have found a good man.