{"id":12852,"date":"2025-07-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2025-06-28T10:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T15:16:39","slug":"always-protects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/always-protects\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Protects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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My mother comes to mind when I think of love. In second grade, when I broke my wrist, she slept with me, holding me in her arms and comforting me amidst my pain. As an adult, when I went through the valley of depression, she again held me in her arms and comforted me. And just before the Lord called her home, weak and frail in her bed, her body full of cancer, she once more pulled me into her arms and held me, a moment I will never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love has a desire to protect us from the hurts of the world. Amid our valleys, love gives us hope and helps us persevere through our struggles. Just as my mother held me, God has us in the palm of His hand, keeping us safe, despite the storms that blow around us. We can find refuge in the Lord; He never leaves nor forsakes us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Christ gave us the greatest commandment\u2014to love God and others\u2014He did so to help us discover our purpose in life. Love prompts us to prioritize others\u2019 needs over our own. Jesus taught us how to love by His life, death, and resurrection. Following Him teaches us how to utilize the powerful emotion in our lives. As we become more like the Savior, our love will continue to grow and blossom, always protecting, always trusting, always hoping, always persevering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal Question:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How have you felt God\u2019s love in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random Act of Kindness:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How can you make love an action verb in your life today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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