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LOVE

Many words have been written about it, many songs have been sung about it, many fights have happened and many lives were lost because of it.

What a powerful word. LOVE

What do you think of when you think of Love? People, family, places, things. well the Gospel has a lot to say about Love as well.

GOD IS LOVE

1 John 4;8 "the one who does not know God does know love for GOD IS LOVE".

Without it we are bankrupt

1 Corinthians 13;4 tells us not just what love is but who God is

Love is; Patient...Kind...it is not envious...rejoices in the truth...bears all things...believes all things...hopes all things...endures all things

Love never ends

Love does not envy, is not boastful, it is not arrogant, it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.

Juan and John dive deeper into John 17;20-26 on how Jesus prayed for us to be disciples that love and grow with others in God's Love.

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Change can be one of the most stressful things in life, even when the change is desired. Resistance to change is natural to human nature. In fact, there is a saying in neuroscience that “neurons that fire together, wire together.” This means that the more we do something, the more it becomes not only habit, but biologically ingrained. It helps to explain why change takes so much effort, and why we naturally have a resistance to change.

Of course, we know that change is inevitable. We face change as we mature, as our bodies age, and as we interact with the world. We also know that change, in the Christian life, is desirable. In fact, it is God’s plan for us. He makes all things new Resistance to change—perspective is key.

We can lessen our resistance to change by keeping a divine perspective on life. God’s work of renewal in us is compared to that of a refiner’s fire (Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2; Isaiah 48:10; 1 Peter 1:7) and to a gardener’s pruning shears (John 15:2). The process of refining or pruning tends to be unpleasant, so we resist. But the outcome of a refiner’s fire is purified precious metal. The result of pruning is a more plentiful crop. If we trust that God is at work through changes and that His desire is to sanctify us, then we may more willingly submit. This perspective is what brought Job peace in Job 23:10.

But what about the undesirable changes? We have no control over them, we don’t want them, but they happen anyway. We lose a job or become chronically ill. A friend moves away. A church leader steps down. Our resistance to these types of changes is even more entrenched. The end result of these changes may not be obvious. It is in these times that Romans 8:28 becomes a firm foundation. We know that God is working all things according to His purpose, and we know that His purpose is always good. So we can trust that He is using even undesirable changes for our benefit. It may be that an illness will draw us closer to God or draw our family closer together. It may be that God has a new calling for a new season of life.

Juan and John dig a little into why everything changes and why we adapt so well. We must. Resistance is futile.

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Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
do not rely on your own understanding;
in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.

What does it mean to trust God?

Why should we trust God and how can we rely on God?

These are just a couple questions we will be discussing. We are looking at Proverbs 5 more in depth and learning why we should trust God and are we a person that others can trust?

Juan and John today will be looking at the next chapter in Greg Ogden's Discipleship Essentials book and what it means to Trust.

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