The words “I love you” have little more meaning unless they
are followed up by evidence of that love through actions.
If the saying is only a way to improve one’s status in
another’s eyes it is deceptive and meaningless. When you look into someone eyes
and say; “I love you” is it real or just meaningless words?
At the point of saying it; do you intend on following those
words with actions that support them and give real meaning to them.
1 John 3:18 International Standard Version
“Little children, we must stop expressing love
merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in
truth.”
This has a double application; it means in our
interrelationship with others and also our relationship with GOD. It isn’t
enough to say we love GOD we must honor Him by our
actions.
1 John 2:5 New Living
Translation
But those who obey God's word truly show how
completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.
Whether it is a person or GOD saying “I love,” it isn’t
enough. We must take the second step and follow through with actions that prove
the words spoken.
1 Corinthians 13:1 Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If I shall speak with every human and Angelic
language and have no love in me, I shall be clanging brass or a noise-making
cymbal.
Do I really love ?
Thank you Robert for sharing your wise words with us here at Tell me a Story.
ReplyDeleteI truly try to love strongly and I truly try to serve strongly. All I can hope for is that the Lord will think I'm going in the right direction re: Him in our world and worshiping, praying, glorifying, and honoring Him. That's a consistently daily God-job. Thank you for sharing.
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