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Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18
Word. The word love is tossed around so much these days, yoooo.... it's almost lost all its meaning! Way too many peeps are absorbed in a "feeling" or some emotional experience. At best, those sensations are fleeting! Yeah, you get a swooning endorphin high because, biologically, that emotion is straight tingly! But bruthaz and sistaz... it passes! And then, what do you have left to fill the void? Love ain't just a feelin'.
Love is neither mere words! Any wannabe can say, "I love you dawg!" Plenty of peeps say, "I love people! ;-D" But their actions show the contrary! Love is validated by action. People act when they are moved. If one is not moved, they will not act. And if one is not moved, that one does is not fully committed to the words of expression he or she may have just uttered. We can't just talk the talk! We gotta walk the walk!
And love has got to be in truth! Again, anybody can speak, and some people can even take action. But guess what? There are peeps who love and act discriminatingly. Verse 17 puts it best, "if anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him." Bonafide love is unconditional. Let's not be imitators and posers, let's be the real deal!
Love is a combination of words, action, and truth. Spoken words are validated by action, and action is validated by truth. This strength of love cannot be shaken! And, burthaz and sistaz, this is the best love imaginable!
Word. The word love is tossed around so much these days, yoooo.... it's almost lost all its meaning! Way too many peeps are absorbed in a "feeling" or some emotional experience. At best, those sensations are fleeting! Yeah, you get a swooning endorphin high because, biologically, that emotion is straight tingly! But bruthaz and sistaz... it passes! And then, what do you have left to fill the void? Love ain't just a feelin'.
Love is neither mere words! Any wannabe can say, "I love you dawg!" Plenty of peeps say, "I love people! ;-D" But their actions show the contrary! Love is validated by action. People act when they are moved. If one is not moved, they will not act. And if one is not moved, that one does is not fully committed to the words of expression he or she may have just uttered. We can't just talk the talk! We gotta walk the walk!
And love has got to be in truth! Again, anybody can speak, and some people can even take action. But guess what? There are peeps who love and act discriminatingly. Verse 17 puts it best, "if anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him." Bonafide love is unconditional. Let's not be imitators and posers, let's be the real deal!
Love is a combination of words, action, and truth. Spoken words are validated by action, and action is validated by truth. This strength of love cannot be shaken! And, burthaz and sistaz, this is the best love imaginable!
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