Sacrificial Love by Steve Arterburn "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you so you must love one another. By this all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:34-35
If we're to love and serve our family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers in the manner God desires, we must understand the following three things: First, sacrifice doesn't mean giving that other person everything he or she wants. But it does mean you consider the other person's thoughts and concerns equally alongside yours; in the same way the white stripe is expressed equally with the red on a candy cane. You can't tell if it's red with a white stripe or white with red. Second, sacrifice is more than taking another's thoughts into consideration. It's taking those thoughts and putting them into play with as much emphasis and care as you give your own thoughtseven if the thought processes of that other person may not make sense to you. Third, you must develop your own style of carrying out this sacrificial love-a style that's customized to the character and needs of your relationship. You may not always agree with the other person. That's fine. Agreement is nearly as important as the way of coming to an agreement. You are different people, and even siblings brought up in the same home with the same parents and surroundings come up with different opinions and answers to life. But, the use of the servant mind-set must always be consistent among all of us if we wish to love others as ourselves. "We make a living at what we get, we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill (1874-1965) O. Addison Gethers e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
