Comments on: Let Love Be the Tiebreaker

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:50:58 +0000

Good words Lisa! Often I ask myself – what is the most loving thing I can do right now? That leads me to God’s road and keeps me our of trouble.

By: Lisa Blair

Lisa Blair — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:43:04 +0000

This is an impactful truth, “Every act of love is important. Size? No matter.”

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:19:27 +0000

Lisa, I so appreciated this post because these thoughts have been in my own mind for some time. In a world that is so divided, may we choose to bridge the gap with love. And may it be what we are remembered for long after these days have passed!

By: Tea With Jennifer

Tea With Jennifer — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:31:36 +0000

Choosing to love over everything else, at times isn’t easy but oh what blessing it brings when we do.
Lovely post Lisa!
Jennifer

By: Debbie Wilson

Debbie Wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:14:06 +0000

Lisa, if we’d only live by the golden rule and choose love what a different world it would be. May I choose love.

By: Lisa Jordan

Lisa Jordan — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:18:18 +0000

There are times when choosing to love is tough, but it’s what God commands us to do. Love Him. Love others. If we do those two, then everything else will fall into place. Thank you for a beautiful post.

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 18:39:10 +0000

That’s a great way to put it.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:44:13 +0000

In our world that is so polarized lately, more messages of love is needed! Thank you for yours today!

By: Martha J Orlando

Martha J Orlando — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:45:12 +0000

Love is the tie-breaker, indeed, Lisa – always! Little Henry is blessed to have Jeff and you in his life, as I know you will more than model Christian love for him.
Blessings!

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:41:48 +0000

Wow, Lisa. T his is a short post, but a potent one. Choose love. Why? Because God tells us to, and He emphasizes that yes, “the greatest of these is love.” Greatest of what? Here it is, and knowing you, I don’t think you’ll mind if I repeat it here from I Cor. 13:
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”
But what *is* love? That’s the million-dollar question. Yet, God immediately gives us the answer in the rest of that chapter:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
And surely love is the greatest attribute because God tells us to love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, AND to love our neighbors as ourselves. I don’t see a whole lot of love today. I’m trying to love both my neighbor and my enemy. It’s hard. I fail a lot. I’m asking for God’s help. I think a lot of Christians are failing, too, frankly. I hear a lot of noisy gonging going around. I don’t sense a lot of patience and kindness. I see a ton of anger and self-seeking and boasting about (so-called) individual rights in a pandemic, as an example, when people are dying. I see a lot of self-seeking what *I* want to the harm of what *you* want. I see a ton of dishonoring our neighbors and church and political leaders whom we don’t like or w/ whom we don’t agree. Most horrible of all, I see many Christians (who claim to be) rejoicing even in evil and disregarding truth, BIG TIME. I think that’s the worst. I have never been in such lament as a Christian at any other time in my life. And it grieves me that I am lamenting over Christians themselves and their lack of love…. love for their neighbor, especially. You are so right, Lisa. We need to love more. We need to God and our neighbors more. And we need to love ourselves a whole lot less. That takes self-control and tons of self-sacrifice, but it’s the only decent, virtuous thing to do.
Thanks for the reminder!
Lynn