Whether or not you believe the Valentine’s Day hype or would just as soon forget it, red flowers and candy hearts surround us in February (or right after Christmas in every…single…store). Ahh, the month of love. Retailers and culture as a whole have a lot to say about love. There are as many definitions as there are dictionaries.
The word “love” is mentioned 311 times in the bible. Give or take to account for translations. It’s safe to say love is important to God. It’s actually a direct quote to say that God IS love (1 John 4:8). 1 John 4:10-11 is one of my favorite passages about and definitions of love:
“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the [a]propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” NASB
Love is God sending His Son to atone for our sins. He paid what we owed; our very lives. There is no greater love than this (John 15:13).
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7 Things I Pray Over My Adult Children struck me right where my prayers are right now. Even if you don’t have adult children, these verses are great to pray over yourself and/or a variety of people you love. And you know how I love praying scripture! Thank you, Patsy!
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Thank you for the reminder of what real love is.
Thank you for reading, Amy!
As always, a beautiful prayer, Lauren. I pray that I would emulate God’s love to my family and those around me every day. Blessings!
Thank you for joining me in this prayer! Praying you are able to emulate Him as well.
May I never forget how awe-inspiring that love is. He never gives up on us even though we often quit.
Agreed, Jerralea. He is so good and kind.
Amen Lauren. Praying with you today. I am always encouraged by your prayers.
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Thank you for faithfully praying with me, Paula.
This is a lovely prayer, and it is important to look to God, and not our culture, to see what love really is!
Amen to that, Lesley.
Amen to your prayer! There is no greater love than the love of God. Blessings to you, Lauren! I’m a neighbor at the Grace & Truth linkup.
So glad to see you here, Gayl! Thank you for praying with me.
Thank you bunches for sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
I appreciate you hosting, Paula!