Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. – Matthew 22:37-39 (KJV)
The reason that the root of our love must be Christ-centered is because our beliefs and our convictions will be the very thing that dictates the way that we love. The decisions we make will be based on obedience to God’s laws rather than the foolishness of man.
When we are angry, we choose peace.
When we are frustrated, we choose patience.
When we are grumpy, we put on kindness.
When we are struggling financially, we pray.
When we are hurt, we communicate in love.
When we face trials, we lean on the Lord.
When he doesn’t love us like we want to be loved, we choose grace.
When we feel like running, we stay.
And so we see that the most important thing that we can do as parents is to love the Lord, and then reflect that kind of love in our marriage. He is my first love, all else is second.
You are loved by an almighty God,
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