Jessie Orr
God has been teaching me a lot about love lately, never has my love for people been tested so much as it has recently. There is a worship song called “Hosanna” that speaks so much to me. There is a line in the song that says: “Teach me how to love like you have loved me. Break my heart for what breaks yours. Everything I am for your kingdom’s cause…” This really opened my eyes and I asked God to teach me to love people like He loves me and my prayer was answered.
1 Corinthians 13 says “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures. Love never ends.” For me, what I really must work on in this whole “love” aspect is the part that says: “Love is patient, love is kind…” The definition for patience is: Handling pain or difficult times calmly and without complaining. After looking up that definition, I know I do not show complete love for people all the time. Being patient is much harder than it seems! There have been many times when I have had to stop, grit my teeth, and say to myself “Jessie, love this person like Jesus loves you.” God is love and He loves us exactly how this verse describes. His love endures forever and I praise Him for that! We are so blessed to have a Father that loves us so much that He would send His son to die for us! Now that’s real love. So next time someone is irritating the living day lights out of you, remind yourself to love them as God loves you!
As you know, we try to go on at least one mission trip with the New Life Drama Company. I have not yet gone on one, but I would love to be able to go with a team going to Jamaica very soon. If you would like to support me please just click on the PayPal link below! And if you cannot support me financially, please keep and remember me in your prayers! Thank you so much! I appreciate you.
Serving my Father,
Jessie
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