- Are you willing to leave the comfort of your home and go visit someone who is sick?
- Are you willing to risk being ridiculed by speaking up against victims of racist jokes?
- Are you willing to pay the price by showing love to that irritable neighbor of yours?
It is easier to just say something "nice" in passing to someone, but what about your friends? Do you say things that you don't mean to your friends? How much will it cost you to truly love people in your world?
In last week's YOUR OPINION MATTERS POLL, I polled the readers the following question, "What do you look for in a friend?" The top 3 results of that poll were:
1. 78% of those polled said that a friend will show that they care.
2. 42% voted and said that a friend will tell the truth.
3. 42% of the readers voted and said that a friend will be trustworthy.
The poll reveals to me that we are looking for friends that show genuine love and and concern for us. Such a friend can be found in God - He has given us the example of what genuine love and concern is.
What the world needs now ... is genuine love. Not the fake kind. Not the sweet, syrupy and unreal kind of love. What the world needs now is AGAPE LOVE.
HOW MUCH WILL LOVE
COST YOU TODAY?
WEDNESDAY WEEKLY WORD is a post once a week designated to sharing my thoughts of a current personal study that I am doing. Currently, I am studying ways that I can leave a legacy, and leave a spiritual impact for those in my world. Thank you for joining me on this journey this week! It is my prayer that you will love others as Christ loved us, even if it costs you something.
YOUR OPINION MATTERS POLL: Please take time to vote in this weeks poll! It is located on the side bar of this blog. Remember...your opinion really does matter!
4 comments:
Laurie that Agape Love is sorely missing in our everyday world. However it does not have to be that way.
I loved reading this...so true. (Also found myself singing that old song!)
This is a great post today, Laurie! We need to all have an abundance of Agape Love! In the world we live in that is all about "ME"...the love for others above yourself is getting less and less.
God, help me not to go through life without experiencing and sharing your Agape Love!
I'm with Jennifer on this. We just need an abundance of agape love! I pray every day that I can be the kind of wife, bonus mom, granddaughter, daughter, sister, friend, etc. that shows love and compassion to those around me. Unconditional love. In a world that screams selfishness, we need to truly be willing to lay down our lives for our friends. Great post!
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