Wear love.

Monday,  October  31st.
Wear love.

“So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.”
Colossians 3:12-14(MSG)

Love is a very important ingredient in your spiritual growth. As you learn to love others by demonstrating the unconditional love of God to one another especially the undeserving, we experience spiritual advancement.

How does kindness grow in your heart? When someone mistreats you, respond with good. Do not judge anything unless God has judged it. For instance, in a marital situation, if the husband comes back from work and the wife who also works comes home as well and always decides not to cook saying that she is also tired as well. How should the husband grow with this situation? The Bible says in Romans 12:21, “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” Instead of the husband to be bitter and start a quarrel which will lead to strife, if he can cook, he should cook for his wife as often as possible. As he exercises this fruit of love unconditionally which may be hard on the flesh, he will find out that he will so grow spiritually and at the same time conquer his wife and win back the submission of his wife.

Remember that love is the true evidence of spiritual maturity. Therefore every time you express love to someone undeserving, you grow spiritually. So, use the imperfections in the character of others to grow spiritually. As you express unconditional love remember that love never fails, it will win.

Instruction.
Please read Philippians 1:9-11 and pray the prayer for yourself.

For further study, read:
Romans 12:9-10, Romans 13:8-10,
Ephesians 4:2, 32.

Doing the Word.
Love unconditionally.