"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
(1 John 3:18)
Ran right into this scripture a couple weeks back and it's been sticking with me. It has made me think about a few things differently. Originally it made me think of my marriage and how I let Jason know that I love him. Telling Jason how I feel about him is one thing. Showing him through I live my life is a-whole-nother deal. I realized that it's not just about actions and truth when he is around...it's 24/7.
I also think about some of the people I am around the most often...my coworkers. Me and two coworkers got into a discussion about Jesus the other day. I thought about this talk after reading this scripture. I wondered how many times the non-believer in this conversaton had had these kind of talks. I wondered if any words ever sunk in and stayed there. I wondered...what if love through my actions and daily living would "speak" louder to her specifically?
God is so good....not only has this lesson been about me showing love...but Jason and I have seen this kind of love in return alot...most recently this past week. Jason has been wanting to go to the police academy for a long time. His work only allows a select few to go to school each year because of their conflicting work schedules. That is part 1. Part 2 is...it costs money...alot of money we don't have. Because of a chain of events, a couple felt lead to take care of part 2 for us. Yes...that means to pay for his school!! That is huge for us, and I don't know why or how it came about, but I do know that we were shown love through actions and in a BIG way. The experience has been truly inspiring to us. It's one thing to hear God calling you to move...it's a-whole-nother thing to actually move.
