" And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. " KJV.Matthew 24:12.
"Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold." NLT translation .
Sin destroys the heart! Sin destroys love. The Bible calls sin the transgression of the law. What law? The law of God, the law of love. Sin, no matter how minute destroys something in our hearts and as sin increases in our lives, in the world around us, so does sufferings of all types.
Sin is selfishness at work. Sin is the desire to exalt the self, to make the self feel better even at the cost of someone else. Selfishness is mainly concerned with "my happiness." Me,myself and I is the goal of sin.
Why do people commit sin ?
We commit sin because we want to feel good, we want to feel loved, we want what's good for ourselves . What ? That's insane you say! Sin leads to death! How can anyone commit sin because they want to feel good? Isn't committing sin a bad thing ? This doesn't make sense you say. It doesn't make sense, but it's TRUE.
No one commits sin because they want evil to come to them. People commit sin because in our twisted and deceitful mind we think it will bring about good. People join gangs, commit murder, steal etc.. because they think some good will come out of it .Let's look at the sin of fornication for example. You meet someone, you find them attractive and you want to have sex with them. You not thinking of having sex with them as an evil ,but something that will bring you pleasures and make you feel good. You not concerned about the long term impact of that choice,but only the pleasures you will attain. After the sexual act is done, depression, sadness, emptiness, guilt follows and the heart gets harden. People feel bitter and arguments, blame ,all manner of evils come up in a relationship where people were at first seeking something they thought was good. Sin leads to misery and it destroys love.
Sin is self seeking, seeking my joy, my peace, my this and that at the expense of another. Sin no matter how small, whether it is anger, lack of self control, argumentative, speaking harsh words destroys life in the heart. As many in our days reject God to pursue selfish aims, we are destroying our own souls. For selfishness leads to misery, loneliness and destroy love in the heart. A life without love is a living death. It's no wonder mental health issues are at an all time high in these last days. Selfishness, sin is killing us .
Love heals the soul!
The aim of life is to love and be loved. God created out of love. God is love and out of His abundance of love He created us. But He created us to enjoy His love and to share His love with others.
What is love ? Love is putting the well being of another first, it is seeking out the good of others. Love is self sacrifice. When I love someone I will seek to pay attention to them and know how to best relate to them in order to meet their needs. Love is not so much concerned about having my needs met first, but in showing love and care to others. It is in showing love and care to others that we awakened love in their hearts and as love is awakened in their hearts, they will in turn show love and care to you.
What is love ? Love is not emotionalism. While emotions are part of love, love itself is not. Love is a deep principle of doing what is right and good even if temporarily painful. It was painful for Christ to lay down His life on the cross, but He did it anyway because He loves us. Love is intentional. It is waking up in the morning and seeking how can I best serve God and humanity.
Genuine love brings healing to the soul. God shower us with His love, but He also want us to love Him also. Love awakens love. God's love is not meant to be selfishly absorbed while we give nothing in return. As God reveal His love to us, we are to return love to Him.
Seeking to be loved will make us selfish. It causes us to become self focused and a person who is focused on self cannot love. Seeking to be loved will make you dissatisfied, for it will never feel enough. Selfishness is the great enemy of love . Love is not natural for us, it's a choice, a daily choice. A choice to understand the other more, a choice to focus on the other more, a choice to cherish the other more.
Love is spiritual! It is the lack of love that causes us to be restless in the pursuits of materialistic aims and pleasures. Love heals the soul and brings rest, calmness and peace . In this selfish world of ours it's hard to find someone who truly loves us. Everyone is out there seeking for themselves, seeking for someone to fulfill us. We have become a society of spoiled princesses and as a result love has died.
Let us aim to be someone who goes out daily to show love to others, listen to others, be patient with them and show them that they matter . Marriage has become an idolatry for many because of the lack of love everywhere. Marriage will not bring love to people who are unloving, we have to remember the physical aspects of marriage are only a part of love . Even many spouses do not truly love each, they love the benefits a spouse may bring them, but not the person . A husband who love his wife will value her more than his life and a wife who love her husband will submit to his leadership. This is not the reality of most marriages. In many marriages people are just seeking to control the other to meet their own selfish fulfillments. A selfish person is not changed overnight by entering into a relationship with another selfish person .
True , love is an act of the will. Genuine love heals. True love begins when my needs, my wants stop being the priority. A kind words calm down wrath, a good deed make one feel appreciated. Love is what we need, but it is better to give love than to wait for it to be given to you. As you give love, you awaken love.
Love protects.
You can't claim to love someone you destroy by your words or actions . You can't love someone you don't have time for or lay attention to. The selfish person want someone to pay attention to them while their attention is distracted. Love is intentional. You can't claim love God if we have no time for Him. God wants our affection, attention, love .
When we are distracted we can't love, when our lives are in a constant rush we can't love. Love requires us to slow down, to notice the details, the fine prints of life, of the other.
This life will make you feel like you don't matter, that you are just another number, but God sees you as if you are the only one who exist. Genuine love will make us feel as if I'm the only one who exist.
True love bring healing, true love slows life down, true love surely revives the soul. Pursue genuine love from God and be a vessel of love to others .
Sin and selfishness destroys, but genuine love heals. As wickedness is increasing and the hearts of many are becoming cold, let us ask God to keep our hearts warmed and to be loving and lovable Christian, going out of our ways to show other genuine love and bring healing to their souls.
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