~Love~

I want to take a moment to talk about love. Love for many people has different meanings. Some people consider love to be an inherent attraction they have for another human being. Others who have several different types of relationships have different levels of love that they express for parents, children, pets, things, family, etc. So essentially love can be expressed in different forms and fashions. However, love is the greatest commandment that God gave us; He said that we must love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Even when discussing the fruits of the spirit God says that love is the greatest above all. There are different forms of love but the agape form of love is the purest way to express love from one person to another. That form of love is forgiving, caring, honest, kind, and non-judgmental. I know people in general have a difficult time truly expressing agape love in its purest form. It was the agape love of Jesus Christ that allowed many of us to become Christians and be saved, but many of us that call ourselves Christians have a difficult time truly expressing agape love. Unfortunately we hold on to grudges and blame others for our shortcomings, my friends that is not the way to express the agape love of Jesus Christ. We even often pass judgment on other people knowing that we are still walking in unrighteousness. That is not the agape love of Jesus Christ. I know we are all striving for perfection daily, but in the pursuit of our striving for perfection, let's take time to pursue showing the agape love of God. I'm not saying it will be easy, it will be hard I'm sure, but do your best to achieve it, because when you do, you will find that you will have greater peace. I'm not saying that I have perfected expressing agape love, but I am definitely striving to express and show it the best way I can. Be blessed in you expression of pure agape love toward one another.

Peace,

Tamishia

Friendships and Relationships~Word of Encouragment~

Ok so I had to write about this because relationships come and go in our lives. We gain friends we lose friends. We love, are loved, and become loved. We are even hated and despised. But in all of our relationships we have we always walk away learning something whether the relationship is successful or not. Even if we are hurt we still learn what we don't want from a relationship or friendship. However, we must always remember that no matter who comes and goes in our life, that God will always be there. God will never leave you or forsake you. God will be there even when you feel like He is nowhere to be found, He is still there. Always know that God is right there with you through all that you do in life so don't forget to acknowledge him as your creator and friend.