Love...

...ALWAYS requires a sacrifice!

This stood out from the message in church this morning... we have been reading in 1 John.

I think of last week...so if you want love in your life, you have to make a choice and act. But now remember, that Love will always require a sacrifice.

Wow, as I am writing this I went to an old Bible on my book shelf to look up verses in 1 John....but what I found in the back of this old Bible, was notes from a sermon at some point long ago in my life and well deserves mention here. What I have written, but don't know when it was written and not complete is this:

1 Tim vs. 5-6
-Love is a commitment (NOT a feeling)
Luke 22
-Commitment to what?
to being Genuine to each other(BE REAL)
Ps. 139:17
-To Giving unconditionally
1 Corth. 13
True Success What we give
+Love is a commitment to being genuine and giving unconditionally.

Seriously, that was very interesting in finding while writing about LOVE ALWAYS REQUIRES A SACRIFICE.

Hmmm.....is all I can say.

Also want to share these from "GOD CALLING":

Wonderful Life
I am your Lord. Lord of your lives, Controller of your days, your present and your future. Leave all plans to Me. Only act as I bid you.
You have entered now, both of you, upon the God-guided life. Think what that means. God-taught, God-guided.
Is anything too wonderful for such a life? Do you begin to see how wonderful life with Me can be? Do you see that no evil can befall you?

Forget-Forgive
Our Lord, we thank Thee for so much.
We bless Thee and praise Thy Glorious Name.
Fill your world with Love and laughter. Never mind what anguish lies behind you.
Forget, Forgive, Love, and Laugh.
Treat all as you would treat Me, with Love and consideration.
Let nothing that others do to you alter your treatment of them.

My Consolation
O Jesus, come and walk with us and let us feel Thy very nearness.
I walk with you. Oh! think, My children, not only to guide and comfort you and strengthen and uphold, but for solace and comfort for Myself.
When a loving child is by you is the nearness only that you may provide protection and help for that little one?
Rather, too, that in that little child you may find joy and cheer and comfort in its simplicity, its Love, its trust.
So, too, is it in your power to comfort and bring joy to My Heart.