Do Your Loved Ones Have Proof?

The proof that you love someone is not that you have warm affectionate feelings toward them. The proof is in your actions, your words, your sacrifice, your willingness to give the best of yourself, and your willingness to get nothing in return. ~Katherine Walden

The world tells us that love is all about what we feel, the warm fuzzies and 'what can someone do to complete me' and if we don't feel like loving someone, then it's okay to just walk away. That isn't love. Love is giving, not receiving. Love is sometimes difficult. Love is also rewarding. Love shouldn't have strings attached or 'I will love you if you love me.'

1 Corinthians 13 tells us exactly how to love: Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance..................Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

Wow, can you imagine how the world, our communities, our homes, would be different if we really loved that way? It may seem nearly impossible to do, but if you give it a try, you will see a difference in yourself and in those around you. Does your family and those close to you know that you love them, no matter what? Do they see it in your actions, your words, and how you live?

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us Ephesians 5:1-2

Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. 1 John 3:18-19