Devotional Life With Paul and Jeanne

Like that title?  I hope it perks your interest and desire to find out what the Bible says about what would kill off your growing in love. Don't let this into your life, don't do it! 

Isn't it nice to be able to see, to read and to learn from, the One who is love, that would be God Himself, just what love is and here we speak of what love is not.  

How might you define love?  What are the qualities that describe love?  And does everyone in life just make up there own definition or is there a definitive what love can be described?  

What is the focus of our actions?  Especially those things we many do that shows our love for others? If we dig deep what is behind the true motives of our hearts?  Let's begin to ponder these issues. 

Have you ever thought of prayer as an act of love.  Jesus loves you and He is praying for you, interceding for your life before the Father. So who are you going to love today through the act of prayer?  

God has compassion on us, that really blesses me.  He knows our conditions and circumstances, my goodness, He lived down here with us, and from Him came acts of loving compassion. He was and is love with arms and legs and now we are those who are His arms and legs, so let's get loving.  

Anyone with us today that needs some assistance in order to forgive someone?  I mean real supernatural intervention, to let forgiveness flow from your soul?  Well, help is here!  The Holy Spirit is here to give you, and to give through you, that setting free experience of forgiveness. 

One of our favorite titles for the Lord Jesus, one what was originally given to Him by religious leaders, who hated him was; The Friend Of Sinners.  Now when I hear that, I think; Hey I qualify for friendship with Jesus.  Let's consider His great love as He generously forgives.  

Pop quiz, what is the greatest love? How might you define it?  What does it look like?  Is there an example that can be followed?  Let's consider that today.  Glad you joined us. 

How do folks know that you are truly a Believer?  What is the great telltale sign that you are a follower of Jesus Christ? Or if you intend to show the people in your life that your are a Christian how might you accomplish that? 

Let's look at Love.  At love with hands and feet, and who would that be?  It is the Lord Jesus Christ, God with us, love with hands and feet. Let's watch Him in action. 

Why are we loving towards others?  What exactly is our motivation?  Where does it come from?  Do we love to be seen as a loving person by others?  What is at the heart of the issue of our motivation to love?  Time for some reflection here. 

How can I really give God's love away to others even in those times when there are others that I really don't like?  Can it be that I need to look at all others with the perspective that they are just like me, in need of God's love too just like me.  

Is there some kind of test, a reality check for anyone who says that they love God?  I mean can we look at other parts of our lives and say, here is one proof of our love for God?  Let's take a deeper look at this. 

Ever heard the expression, you can not give away what you do not have?  This is so true when it comes to God's love.  To get into that position to give God's love away we must first and foremost keep our love tank filled up from above.  

There is for you and for me believer, a reserve, a holding of God for you that never runs out, it is available to us now and nothing is greater or can stand in its way. Ask and receive, ask and receive. 

Ever heard the expression; Kick 'em to the curb?  Well that is what we can do with our fears and anxious thoughts, kick 'em to the curb!  But how does that happen exactly in the believers life?  You might be surprised at the wonderful answer.  Let's talk about it. 

What satisfies you in life, what is the longing, or hope you would want to fill your life at the deepest level?  Dig deep now and tell me what you really really want?  And let's see what God's word has to say about that. 

What do you think about this; God is on the lookout for people to adopt as His own, for Him to be their Father and for them to be His true sons and daughters. For God to call us His own for all eternity. 

Remember the old song; What's love got to do with it?  How about this, Everything!  Yet what kind of love, and where can a person get the real thing?  Let's talk about it. 

Can you number off the 10 commandments in order?  I really don't think that too many can.  So lets do that today. And if you had to pick which is the greatest what would you say?  Can you sum them all up in one word? 

Have you ever seen a commercial and thought to yourself, hey, I should have that thing, or, why don't I have one of those?  Some commercials are so clever that you may end up even thinking that you must have something that you never ever wanted before.  Let's consider today the act of coveting and just what is it.  

Imagine having a completely reliable friend, a dear friend who out of there integrity spoke the thuth, lived a life of being a truthful person?  Now, imagine that friend is you.  What are the benefits of leaving lies behind and living in truth?  What benefits come to your mind?

Why did Pinocchio's nose grow? We all know the answer to that one.  It was on account of lying. Wouldn't it be something if that happened to everyone, I dare say what a different world it would be.  Let's Have some fun with the subject but lets also be truthful about any lying we may have done and agree to turn from it.  

If we asked everyone we know and got an honest answer to the question; Have you ever stolen anything?  How many yes answers do you think we would get?  By the way; have you ever stolen anything?  Let's examine these questions today.