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Showing posts with label Galatians2:20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galatians2:20. Show all posts
The Power to Love
I receive an email called Living Love by Gary Chapman every couple of weeks. He writes about different ways we can love each other because of the love we have been given by Jesus Christ. Gary Chapman wrote the book The Five Love Languages as well as The Love as a Way of Life and The Love as a Way of Life Devotional. I thought today's email was very appropriate..... Galatians 2:20.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. —GALATIANS 2:20
Most of the world's religions are based on human effort. Some religions encourage editation and the repetition of mantras designed to free the mind of selfish desires. Other religions emphasize giving alms or repeating prayers or making a pilgrimage. But as Christians, we know that we can never do good and love others in our own power. We are morally flawed, and left to our own devices, we will be inwardly focused. We will seek our own happiness and not what is best for those around us.Knowing the reality of our weaknesses, we can find great freedom in realizing that the key to becoming a loving person lies not with us but with God. It is God's love that we seek to share, not a love manufactured on our own. It is God's Spirit who pours love into us and enables us to give to others (see Romans 5:5). And it is Christ's life, death, and resurrection that give us a new perspective on life. That radical perspective focuses not on self but on our Creator. We have more than enough love to offer others because behind everything that exists in the universe is a personal God who loves us and wants to express his love through us.
Prayer Holy Spirit, I want to receive your love and express that love to others.
About this Blog
Who we are?
We are two young women who are learning to live every aspect of our lives for Jesus Christ. Emily is in her last year of a social science degree at Charles Sturt University and Hannah is in her second year of a graphic pre press (design) apprenticeship. We are soon going to be sisters-in-law! Both Hannah and Emily are the female bible study leaders for our groups and are trying to think of new ways to encourage and lead not just on Thursday nights but everyday.
Why this blog?
We decided to start this blog so we could have conversations with each other about life, church, faith, bible study and prayer. We want to encourage you to add your prayer points to the comments box so we can pray for you in whatever situation. If you don’t want it to be public we are both happy to share our email addresses if you haven’t already got them.
Why the name?
We chose the name ‘galatians 2:20’, because we loved the idea of Christ living in us, and our body-lives lived by faith in Jesus Christ who loves us with an incredible love. The description of no longer living but Christ living in us is a great reason why we should do everything for Him. It’s not our works that will save us, but our faith in Him, and because of that faith and all that He has done for us we give Him the glory and show Him honour by living for Him.
We are two young women who are learning to live every aspect of our lives for Jesus Christ. Emily is in her last year of a social science degree at Charles Sturt University and Hannah is in her second year of a graphic pre press (design) apprenticeship. We are soon going to be sisters-in-law! Both Hannah and Emily are the female bible study leaders for our groups and are trying to think of new ways to encourage and lead not just on Thursday nights but everyday.
We don't want to pretend that we have all the answers, because we are far from that! We would love to hear from you and for you to help and encourage us on this walk too.
Why this blog?
We decided to start this blog so we could have conversations with each other about life, church, faith, bible study and prayer. We want to encourage you to add your prayer points to the comments box so we can pray for you in whatever situation. If you don’t want it to be public we are both happy to share our email addresses if you haven’t already got them.
Why the name?
We chose the name ‘galatians 2:20’, because we loved the idea of Christ living in us, and our body-lives lived by faith in Jesus Christ who loves us with an incredible love. The description of no longer living but Christ living in us is a great reason why we should do everything for Him. It’s not our works that will save us, but our faith in Him, and because of that faith and all that He has done for us we give Him the glory and show Him honour by living for Him.
We hope that you will travel through the ups and downs of life with us as we learn to follow Jesus Christ, trust in His word, talk to Him and be encouraged by one another.
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