Love is not a debate. Sometimes we get so caught up in being right, that we forget what really matters. This is especially evident on social media. It makes me sad when I think of the way many people treat each other on the internet, there’s so many sides, so many opinions, yelling back and forth at each other, each claiming they are right. Angry posts and unkind comments.
I wonder is it really worth it?
The only thing that matters in the end is not whether the other person is wrong or right, but that we showed them love, that we showed them who Jesus is, we have a freedom and a hope that is eternal, that is above anything that could happen in this world. So in the light of eternity. We don’t have to prove ourselves right on every issue. We can’t argue people into believing in God, but His love can draw them in.
Jesus died for the transgender person, Jesus died for that corrupt politician, Jesus died for the person who wrote that post that made you so angry. Jesus died from them because He loves them.
Don’t get me wrong, loving someone doesn’t mean you agree with everything they say, or do, or that you just accept everything as right. Sometimes loving someone means having to tell them when they’re wrong, which can be a difficult thing to do. But it is all about how you do it.
Instead of shaming someone for what they think, respectfully disagree. Instead of letting your anger or fear get the better of you on social media, stick ti what you believe while letting others know that they are loved. God hates sin, yes, but He infinitely loves all people.
Saying, “I may not agree with you, and I don’t believe what your doing is right, but I love you despite that, because God loves me despite all of my failings.”
If we live a life of love, people will notice, and they will wonder why we are different. Especially now, during a time of darkness, we need to let our light shine more than ever.
“Love is patient and is kind, love does not envy. Love doesn’t brag ; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
What do you want to be known for in this life?
Is it money, influence, safety, or freedom? Not even freedom is worth more than love. For even if we were in a prison cell with nothing left, even if the earth shook and the mountains fell, we have a freedom that is greater than all of that, a freedom that lasts. So let us live a life for love.
God gives us the power to love the power to be who Jesus was in this dark world.
This doesn’t mean we won’t mess up, and God doesn’t expect perfection from us. He only asks us to take that one small step, one act of love, and trust that He will grow us.
Love is God’s heart for each of us. Love is Jesus’s blood poured out for our sin. Love is God running after us, reaching out to save us. When we receive His love, we can let it overflow within us, so that we can give it to a world that desperately needs it.
Love is not easy, sometimes it can be painful and difficult, but it is so worth it. Love has the power to change hearts in this broken world.
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