Fruits of the Spirit - Love

I have decided to do a bit of a study on the fruits of the spirit focusing on one a day.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law" (Galatians 5:22-23)

The first of the fruits of the spirits is love. 

So what is love? The dictionary has a number of definitions, here are just a couple of them:

1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 

2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child or friend. 

It's interesting to note that the definition in the dictionary doesn't seem to explain the love that I think God wants for us to show others. Love according to the dictionary is a feeling, but God doesn't just see love as a feeling but a choice and an action. So then I ask myself, if God is an action.... how is it a fruit of the Spirit? 

I think the ability to feel love and to show love is a gift. If we were unable to feel love, we would be unable to show love because we wouldn't understand love. Being able to feel love brings joy to our lives, and showing love brings joy to not only us but others. So how do we show love to others? We treat them as God would treat them. We believe in them, we encourage, we do things for them, we show them the Jesus in us. And all of this is done with the help of the Holy Spirit. 

Love is something that not everyone can express and some people don't see it. It's important the we work on it. I know there have been times in my life where I should have shown love but didn't. I had not allowed the Holy Spirit to work through me. When you're not sure how you can show love, just look to the Holy Spirit and ask Him for guidance. It's a gift He has for us.

Thankful for: Humour

Humour is great for entertainment. We just have to be very aware of the type of humour we laugh at. Humour which is upsetting to someone or makes fun of someone may seem funny at the time, but may not be funny to the other person. But in saying that, I'm thankful that we have humour when it is not hurtful towards anyone. It can brighten up your day and put a smile on your face.