Love Matters More {Mantra 22}
You may be a talented artist. Or a proficient accountant. Or a magnificent teacher.
But if you know how to love well?
You’re the friend we all want.
Love matters more.
There are a multitude of ways to love. There are as many ways as people.
And each way is important.
However you choose, love someone today. That’s what people need the most from you.
Isn’t this how we want to be known? “They loved well.”
Whatever you want to say—whether truth or advice or opinion—first run it through the filter of love.
Whatever you do—whether art or accounting or teaching or anything else—do it from love. With love. For love.
“The highest form of truth is a life of love.”
– Jared Byas
Believe Jesus when he said the greatest things are loving God and loving others.
Love no matter where. Love no matter how. Love no matter what.
Not “love, but…”
Just “love.”
Love matters more.
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Some days, I think love is absolutely all that matters.
Blessings!
I agree, Martha. We can never overestimate the power of love! It’s God’s essential character.
always choose love. One of my mantras is this: What is the most loving response I can have in this situation or with this person? This series has been wonderful!!!
That’s a great mantra too, Jean! If we could ask that question of ourselves in more encounters, what a difference it would make.
I do things “from love. With love. For love,” but people don’t always “feel” loved, so I’m working on expressing my love with the recipient in mind.
Great point, Lisa. If the way we love doesn’t connect at all with the other person, we may need to try a different approach!
Like my tag line says:
Love God – Love People – It’s That Simple!
Yep. If we’ll just let it stay simple. 🙂 It’s when we start making things too complicated that it gets messed up….
It took me soooo long to learn this truth! I’m a closet legalist, but my legalism did nothing for Jesus.
I relate, Anita. I grew up in legalism myself. It benefited no one. I’m still learning how to break free of it and exchange those chains for grace.
Love God and love others. It’s the Cliffsnotes for the Bible, isn’t it!
Such a memorable way to put, Donna. I have appreciated CliffsNotes through the years so this is apropos. 🙂
Just love. That’s it. It’s what we all want and what we are to give.