It All Starts with Love

The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:13-"And now abide faith, hope, love, these things, but the greatest of these is love".  It all starts with love.  Love is the first fruit of the spirit mentioned in the bible.  God is love and is our foundation, so it makes perfect sense that love would be the foundation to lead us to all of the other attributes of living a spiritual life.  God has taught me that Love is Responsive (to God’s love).  Love is a commandment (it keeps us close to God and away from sin).  Love is an action (it is a CHOICE and not just a feeling).  Love is demonstrative (we must show love to everyone we encounter). 

As we wake up daily, we have to make a conscious decision to love.  How do we go about this?  First, be quick to forgive anyone who you feel has wronged you.  You can then treat them with kindness, compassion, humility, gentleness, and patience -Colossians 3:12-14. Lastly, think to yourself…Am I doing something right now to promote strife or am I putting love into this situation?  The first step to living a full life is loving others as yourself.  You will find the more you love others the more you love yourself, and this will become cyclical; a never ending cycle that produces love out of love.  Imagine a world where every mouth is fed, every head has a bed to sleep in, every child has a loving family, every person lives without fear of harm or danger.  This is what love can produce.  There is POWER in love.   To love is to represent God, who lives in us.

How can we show love toward others today? 

I want to leave you with one of my favorite songs about love by The incomparable Clark Sisters-“Jesus is a Love Song”(If you read the post on July 22, you know that I have a serious affinity for music, so I couldn’t resist).  I hope that it blesses you in some way.

http://youtu.be/b3TBVmkVXao  (you WILL want to listen past the very short interview…and if you know nothing about The Clark Sisters, please do yourself a favor and listen to some of their music.) 

Thank you for reading!  Feel free to comment below or follow Blessed Chix for weekly readings.   

In the meantime, love AND live.

Nikitia (creator-Blessed Chix- the blog)

Feel free to comment below or follow Blessed Chix for weekly readings.  In the meantime, love AND live.

Nikitia (creator-Blessed Chix-the blog)

Nikitia (Niki) Wilson believes in the power of storytelling.  She founded Blessed Chix to fulfill the call that God gave her to reach, encourage, and inspire women and girls through testimonies of overcoming the odds.   Niki has dedicated her life and ministry to creating a platform where women can share  with each other in safe, nonjudgmental, and “come as you are” environments in order to find fullness in life and in love.  She is happily married to her husband Rev. Eli Wilson, III and resides in Metro New York where she is a librarian.