We are using these days before Christmas to remember and share what God’s love looks like. After all, as Christians, we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to share God’s love so we can trust that doing so is powerful.
Galatians 5:22-23 reminds us what it looks like when we give ourselves over to the Spirit within us.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
Today is day 10 in our countdown to Christmas day, when we will focus on one thing, loving and praising our Savior Jesus Christ. So today, let’s be inspired by the number 10 and ask God to empower us with the Holy Spirit so we remember what love looks. Let’s be intentionally loving at least 10 times today.
To get us started, here are some ways we can love the Lord by loving others and ourselves. Maybe they’ll help you let the Holy Spirit work through you today.
- Being compassionate instead of judging
- Choosing tenderness when we might be harsh
- Sharing hope when someone is discouraged
- Choosing gratitude in the face of disappointment
- Trusting when inclined to doubt
- Being patient when you start to feel angry
- Seeking joy when feeling sorrow
- Receiving peace from the Lord and rejecting anxiety
- Doing something kind for someone who might not “deserve” it
- Letting God help you with self-control
One final note, remember today just how powerful God is. Then, remember that HE IS IN YOU. You’re powerful because God is powerful.
A quick prayer in the face of challenge; asking God to handle whatever it is – to give you His patience, His strength, His self-control – is perhaps the most loving thing you’ll ever do.
May the peace of the Lord be with you, always!