Word For Today

Love. This is the essential element for a marriage not to be destroyed. But what does it mean to love? Love is different from passion, which is a fleeting feeling. To love is the decision we make every day to dedicate ourselves to the well-being of others.

And well-being, or what is best for the spouse, involves understanding, sacrifice, forgiveness, and commitment on our part. This is the nature of biblical love, which many nowadays are unfamiliar with.

⁷ Beloved, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.
Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
⁸ Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
¹⁰ This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1 John 4:7-8 and 10

Most people project onto marriage the dream of perfect love that they will only find in Jesus Christ. That's why they get frustrated and can't carry forward the marriage commitment because they base it on fragile and selfish foundations. When getting married, a Christian needs to remember they are entering into a covenant with a sinner, loved by God.

This person, so admired, will certainly fail, to a greater or lesser extent. But even so, they remain someone for whom Christ proved His love on the cross. For this reason, you should also love, empathize, forgive, and encourage to become more like Christ.

Who gives us the strength to love, despite adversities? Jesus!

Read more here about God's love

God knows what you need, trust. Jesus taught us not to worry about tomorrow. God knows what we need and will supply all our needs.

But this promise comes with a condition: to put the Kingdom of God first in your life. You have to surrender wholeheartedly.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6:33 emphasizes the importance of seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, assuring that all other needs will be met. This instruction resonates as an invitation to place our trust in divine providence by making the Kingdom of God our primary pursuit.

By trusting in His guidance and seeking God's righteousness, you'll unlock the doors to the generous provision He promised to those who earnestly seek Him. So, dive into faith, confident that God is faithful to His word and will fulfill His promises in your life.

Are you ready to throw yourself into Jesus' arms without looking back? Do it and then pray and ask. The God who knows you better than anyone else will bless you with everything you need.

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.

- 1 John 3:21-23

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