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CHRISTIAN SINGLES : GUIDE TO ENDING LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION Cont.

Chapter 23 Self Sabotage; When You Shoot Yourself In The Foot!

Love is patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never selfish, haughty, or rude. Love does not demand it’s own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.

If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter the cost.. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him. All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever….There are three things that remain- faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love.”

Recalling the two great commandments Jesus gave us: Love God with all your heart, and love others as you love yourself, we can now apply the Love Chapter to each of these relationships. How we love God, others and ourselves will demonstrate whether we have perfect love, undiluted with jealousy, selfishness, demanding our own way, impatience, etc. Paul goes on to say, “Let love be your greatest aim.” This will keep us so busy, we won’t have time to fear anything, carry around repressed anger, or give in to shame, envy, or that old bugaboo, depression! If one of these old habits demands attention, we can tell it we’re all booked up, trying to fulfill our greatest aim, Love, and maybe we can pencil it in, on the 12^th of never! Having perfect love for God, others and perfect love for ourself

(meaning a humble, respectful love for ourselves, not an unhealthy self-love, like

narcissism ) will definitely keep us busy, as we strive to live it out in a practical way. For instance, we will want to talk with those we love, and do little acts of kindness and thoughtfulness to show how much they are appreciated and loved, which should be easy for Christian singles. It has been noted that the Lord is sentimental, and often surprises His “kids” on special anniversaries or days, so why not send Him sentimental love notes? How, you may ask? Well, you and a prayer partner could get together in person or on the phone and send up a message of love, telling how much you love and appreciate all He has done, beginning with His victory over sin and death on the cross for you, and up to the present, all the ways He comforts you, or even the funny things he does, since He also has a sense of humor. Another way to send love notes to the Lord is to go to the prayer sites on the internet, where you can type in praise reports which will be read by prayer chains around the world, and they will rejoice with you, bringing honor to the Lord. It is good to be thankful for everything, large and small.

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