“Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.”
Romans 12:10 NLT
https://www.bible.com/116/rom.12.10.nlt
Oh, how I love this! Not that I have always been great at it for sure!! ..but I love seeing how God has expanded my heart. (We won’t go into that right now because, let’s just say, I am a work in progress!!)
I do realize that there are those who only let us in to a certain degree, and respecting those boundaries while being open to those same relationships is part of the love that we can offer. That is how we can honor them.
(I understand there are types— as in abusive, etc., relationships in which we might need to walk away and “love at a distance.”)
•With uncertainty of the future, may we first put our faith AND trust in God; and second, may we recognize the value of fellowship, love, and honor.
…and may you and I— both —consider if we have put up walls that need to be dismantled with love.
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As this INFJ will say to myself and to other introverts out there, don’t shirk your time alone to refresh; but refresh regularly, and then get out there and love hard.
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🗣SHOUT OUTS:
👤The phrase, “love at a distance,” was adopted from a sermon(s) by my pastor, Jason Simpkins, Northbend Church.
✒️Today’s writing – inspired by my current devotional, “The Heart-Shaped Life,” July 20, by Karen Moore.
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