“Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There
is no commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:30-31
Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten
by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty
than the person who has nothing to eat.
Mother Teresa
When Jesus said that Loving God and Loving Others
was the MOST IMPORTANT things to concern ourselves with... What if He really
meant it?!
Ruth 1: 16-17 Ruth and her mother
in law Naomi are an EXAMPLE of what loving each other looks like...
· Naomi’s life changes drastically and as she is left alone and in
misery... Ruth says “where you go, I go”
Jesus once said that there is NO GREATER Love that one can show
another than to lay down their life for another! John 15:13
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Things that Ruth’s Devotion to Naomi teaches...US!
1.
You show love by sticking with someone through tough times.
a.
Ruth DECIDED to stick it out!
2.
You show love by adjusting to others
a.
Working with people means there has to be give and take
3.
You show love by reaching beyond your comfort zones
a.
Reaching beyond our comfort zones means self sacrifice
4.
You show love by offering encouraging words
a.
A loving word can bring healing
5.
You show love by putting the needs of others ahead of yours
a.
1 Corinthians 13
Practically Speaking... when we are dealing with
the “average person”... how do we love them unselfishly?
What steps are you taking to be Jesus With Skin
On?!
More Practical Ideas of HOW you can LOVE
Others
- · Use you TEXTS everyday to tell someone you care about them and that you are praying for them!
- · Make some cookies or a pie and take it to someone for no reason at all!
- · Offer “random acts of kindness” to total strangers
- · Send a crazy note in the mail to someone and say that you’re thinking about them!
- · SMILE and say Hi to people!
- · Make copies of photos you take with people in them… and send the copy to that person!
- · Offer that person who seems rushed… the opportunity to go in front of you in line
- · Appropriately hug someone who needs it!
- · Do something “sacrificial” for your spouse or parent
- · Do the task that no one else ever wants to
- · Tell your waiter or waitress they did a GREAT job and leave them an extra generous tip
- · Go casually sit next to the new person at Church and make them feel comfortable
- · Don’t assume that your partner “knows” that you love them… tell them often! For no reason…and randomly!
- · Hold doors open for people and smile and tell them to have an awesome day!
- · Pray for others and their needs instead of just your own needs.
- Look for ways to spiritually influence people you know and tell them about Jesus!
