And God has way more reason to give up on us, than we have to give up on one another ...but, he chose to love us unconditionally.
So, we can learn from this ...and the most love Jesus said is when one gives their live for another. We should have respect and gratitude towards police officers, firemen, emergency and medical teams, and soldiers ...all who understand they may be giving their life and services for another. The majority of them are worthy of their occupation and calling. The exceptions who do not mean well ...are subject to answer to their very profession, and the people who seek proper avenues of the law.
But, in sacrificing your life for your country or community ...it can mean that you stand ready to die for others, or live for others.
Marriage is not to considered the type of sacrifice where you'd say, "My husband/wife will be the death of me yet!!" It is supposed to be a living sacrifice ...a commitment.
No, we should never expect our spouse to rise to the level of Jesus ...and have the wisdom, knowledge, patience, and love to the perfected degree that our Creator has for us. More realistically, we should often expect the opposite from our spouse ...but, we should also expect a repentant attitude to return. Each should be able to look to the One who achieves the good things in us, through Him ...and in realizing His love, it should give us direction and a re-evaluation of our own failed love, in view of His unfailing love for us.
Has my generation failed in communicating this to the next generation?? How can anyone look for love, without first seeking out God??
And when this isn't understood, it is not really love. Some people can say, "You can have your love ...I just want to be happy!" Okay, just as long as you understand they are not the same thing. Not all definitions of love are eternal ...and unless you embrace the eternal love, your happiness will have an abrupt end. More accurately, you will be very unhappy much longer than you were happy.
I guess that is why so many just refuse to face any notion of an afterlife. And yes, even in my generation, people were living for the here and now. I do remember hearing something about Woodstock ...as I was about to enter High School. It's been said that if you don't remember (and learn from it) ...you are doomed to repeat it. God does give us second chances, so to be a prophet of doom may be doomer than dumb. But, that depends a great deal upon the proper definition of prophet, whether true or false, and what/or who we glorify.
Glorify the Lord ...
And try to read the Bible ...to obtain some idea what that means. The idea will not come to you through evolution, or revolution ...the only resolution is Jesus.
(http://likethemlegallyorlovethemcommittedly.blogspot.com/)
Has my generation failed in communicating this to the next generation?? How can anyone look for love, without first seeking out God??
And when this isn't understood, it is not really love. Some people can say, "You can have your love ...I just want to be happy!" Okay, just as long as you understand they are not the same thing. Not all definitions of love are eternal ...and unless you embrace the eternal love, your happiness will have an abrupt end. More accurately, you will be very unhappy much longer than you were happy.
I guess that is why so many just refuse to face any notion of an afterlife. And yes, even in my generation, people were living for the here and now. I do remember hearing something about Woodstock ...as I was about to enter High School. It's been said that if you don't remember (and learn from it) ...you are doomed to repeat it. God does give us second chances, so to be a prophet of doom may be doomer than dumb. But, that depends a great deal upon the proper definition of prophet, whether true or false, and what/or who we glorify.
Glorify the Lord ...
And try to read the Bible ...to obtain some idea what that means. The idea will not come to you through evolution, or revolution ...the only resolution is Jesus.
(http://likethemlegallyorlovethemcommittedly.blogspot.com/)
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