{"id":3967,"date":"2021-06-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2021-05-26T06:27:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:27:51","slug":"why-doing-everything-with-love-will-make-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/06\/17\/why-doing-everything-with-love-will-make-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Doing Everything With Love Will Make You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-71-1024x1011.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3968\" width=\"315\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-71-1024x1011.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-71-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-71-768x758.png 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-71.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Kings%2018&amp;version=GW\">1 Kings 18-19 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Corinthians%2016&amp;version=GW\">1 Corinthians 16 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actions of love require thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love is a verb that requires intention.&nbsp; You have to decide to love God and people.&nbsp; Putting others before yourself isn\u2019t natural.&nbsp; Part of the human condition is innate selfishness.&nbsp; If you think you\u2019re not selfish, you\u2019re kidding yourself.&nbsp; God created us with free will and the right to choose how we live our lives.&nbsp; We can follow Him or not; God doesn\u2019t force us to love Him.&nbsp; However, God\u2019s desire for us is to do everything in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we do something, we have to think about doing it.&nbsp; Therefore, if we pre-decide we\u2019re going to do everything in love, we\u2019ll ponder our motives.&nbsp; We\u2019ll ask ourselves tough questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is my intention with this statement?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Am I trying to build up or tear down?<\/li><li>Will what I\u2019m doing hurt this person?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just taking the time to ask yourself these questions will help you become known for your love more than anything else.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Love is the end goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day, your life will end.&nbsp; God is clear; He has numbered our days.&nbsp; The mortality rate is 100%, we all die.&nbsp; When that day comes, what do you want people to say about you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want people to know I loved the Lord, and I did the best I could to love people.&nbsp; Each day, I try to do better than the day before.&nbsp; Some days are easier than others.&nbsp; But I know one truth, without God, I can\u2019t love at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God does everything in love.&nbsp; Even if we don\u2019t understand His actions here on earth, we can ask Him all the questions that don\u2019t make sense to us when we move into eternity with Him.&nbsp; But until that day, we have to trust God\u2019s motives are ones of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decide today to do everything in love.\u00a0 Pre-decision will help you stay the course.\u00a0 God\u2019s love for you will help you succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Lord, thank You for Your love.&nbsp; Forgive us for the times we don\u2019t love.&nbsp; Help us today do everything in love.&nbsp; When tempted to tear down, remind us we\u2019re to build up.&nbsp; Let us become known for our love.&nbsp; In all things, the glory is Yours.&nbsp; Through You, we can succeed at loving others.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How can you do everything in love today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: 1 Kings 18-19 GW; 1 Corinthians 16 GW Actions of love require thinking. Love is a verb that requires intention.&nbsp; You have to decide to love God and people.&nbsp; Putting others before yourself isn\u2019t natural.&nbsp; Part of the human condition is innate selfishness.&nbsp; If you think you\u2019re not selfish, you\u2019re&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/06\/17\/why-doing-everything-with-love-will-make-you-think\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Doing Everything With Love Will Make You Think<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3967"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3970,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3967\/revisions\/3970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}