Greetings Dear Reader,
We all know that person who acts indifferent toward others
when he or she is angry. We all know
someone who makes it clear that showing kindness or love is conditional on his
or her approval. I am not sure why we
make this choice but it is one of the many ways in which we withhold love.
It takes courage to step through our own interests and show
love to others. It takes more effort to
use withholding love as a way to control others. That is what we do when we refuse to be
loving to others. We control,
manipulate, and indulge our own interests.
We send a clear message that love is conditional and must be
earned. We put people in the position of
having to please us in order to feel accepted.
There is no love in this. There is
no courage in it either.
It takes courage to set aside our power and control to show
love to others. The courage to love
beyond our need to protect our own interests is the kind of love that others
need. It is the kind we need to give as
well. When we step past our interests to
love others we wield a mighty force.
The power of love over any other emotional force amazes
me. The more often I show love the more
often I am convinced that it is the right path to follow. It takes courage to set aside the self and
risk loving others but it seems to always be worth it.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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