For the Love of the Lord: Letting Love Transform You Into The Person God Wants You To Be

Bible Verses about Love in Marriage

Instead, the father instructed his slaves:. Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found. Like the parable of the prodigal son, know that the Heavenly Father truly cares about you and wants you to return. When the Lord hears you calling out to Him, He will respond positively to you.

Do not let anything hold you back from God and His forgiveness and grace. In time, sin will bring you pain. Also, do not let doubt or guilt hold you back, for He promises you:. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Pray to the Lord now. After you have called upon the Lord and asked for His forgiveness, believe His promise to forgive you.

He will surely cleanse you of your sins and restore you to fellowship with Him. Let His Spirit touch your heart and bring healing to your soul. If you hurt people while you were backslidden, then ask them for forgiveness. Seek healing and reconciliation of broken or injured relationships.

Learn from the mistakes you made that led to backsliding, and determine to not repeat those mistakes. Ask the Lord for wisdom in how to live faithfully as an overcomer. It can be disappointing or even heartbreaking when someone close to you backslides. But be encouraged and do not give up on him or her. First, intercede for the one you are concerned about. Be faithful to pray for him every day. Ask the Lord if you are to say something to the person, and if so, what you should say and how you should say it.

Always keep a loving and humble attitude toward the backslidden person. Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Pay close attention to matters of the heart. The Christian life is about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Stay close to the Lord throughout each day.

Keep your heart and mind upon the kingdom of God. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Flee from situations that tempt you. Rebuke Satan when he attacks you. Have a trusted prayer partner that you can share your personal struggles with.

Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Finally, let the Holy Spirit lead you, fill you, encourage you, and empower you as you go through the day. Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that you took the pain of the cross to give me new life. I ask you to come into my life and to give me your peace and joy. I confess that I am a sinner -- that I have gone my own way and have done wrong. Please forgive me for my sins. I receive you now as my Lord and Savior. Please fill me with your Holy Spirit. Help me to follow you and to serve you all my life.

Jesus said that to know him was to know God. To believe in him was to believe in God. This is what led to his crucifixion. They charged him with blasphemy. The people said that Jesus was "calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Jesus had already done what no human could do, instantly healing those who were blind, couldn't walk, or who struggled with diseases.

Yet Jesus went far beyond that. He said, on numerous occasions, that he would be arrested, beaten, and crucified That's pretty solid proof. No reincarnation later, no mystical "you'll see me in your dreams. Three days after being buried, he would rise from the dead. However, three days after being tortured and killed on a cross, Jesus physically rose from the tomb.

His body was gone, and only the grave clothes that he had been buried in were left. Jesus physically showed up numerous times over the next 40 days. This is what started the Christian faith. He proved that he was all that he claimed to be God in the flesh, equal with God the Father. Jesus was clear about it: Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. Everyone hungers to be loved. Human love is important. Yet every person who loves you, loves you imperfectly, because people are imperfect.

But God is able to love you perfectly. He loves us because it is his nature to love, and it never changes, never stops. We all mess up. We all fail to live up to our own standards, let alone God's standards. But God doesn't accept us based on our performance. He accepts us if we will simply believe in him, come to him, invite him to be God in our lives.

Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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Any significant relationship you have had in your life has had an effect on you, either positively or negatively. This is true for everyone. The more important the relationship, the greater impact it has. So, it makes sense that knowing God is going to be a significant relationship. He will lead your life according to his love and his desires for your life. You still make decisions.

You maintain your free will. He does not take over your life, forcing you to act as he wants. Yet, I found myself deeply impressed by his wisdom, his kindness, and the way God views people and life. God is not going to take his cues from what society dictates.

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God, who created the universe, doesn't really need society to guide him, does he? I find that freeing. I had been an atheist. Believing in God, reading the Bible about him, was a major shift in my life.

It was monumental, actually. A couple of months after asking Jesus into my life, my closest friend asked me, "Have you noticed a change in your life? You seem to be really listening to me. I was kind of embarrassed. I mean, here's my closest friend telling me that I was finally acting like a decent human being and listening to her! She was so amazed by what she was noticing in my life, that she decided to ask Jesus into her life also.

When I began a relationship with God, I became very aware of his love for me. It really surprised me. Things I would read in the Bible were like personal messages from God to me about how much he loved me. I grew up thinking God was pretty mad at us, for not measuring up. So this was amazing to me - that God loves us. And I guess my emotional need for love was met by God on such a deep level, that I became more of an emotionally secure person.

I started thinking more, caring more about other people, than about myself. And evidentally I became a better listener and more caring. I also found the racial bigotry I was raised in subsiding. Jesus promises us that as we let him teach us and guide us, he says, "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

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If you begin a relationship with Jesus, you might see changes in your attitudes, or hopefulness, or how you view others, or how you spend your time. But as you get to know him, he will impact your life. Ask anyone who follows Jesus, and they'll tell you how knowing him has affected their life. He tends to give us greater desire to choose his ways. How he does this is unexpected. It isn't like he gives you a new set of commands that you must now follow.

This isn't self-effort or you performing for God. And it isn't religious dedication. It is a relationship, an intimate friendship with God. It is God personally leading you and teaching you about himself, about life. He enters our lives when we invite him in. He affects our lives, from the inside out, at a heart level.

Jesus offers you more of life. You know how relationships, jobs, sports, entertainment The satisfaction of it does not keep us full. And nothing on earth ever will. We have a constant hunger for something that lasts, that's reliable. Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. When I came to know God, my search ended. I found him to be trustworthy. Your relationship with him is going to look different than anyone else's relationship with him.

You are an individual with unique experiences, thoughts, interests, dreams, needs. Read the Gospels and you'll see Jesus relating to individuals