Live in Grace, Walk in Love

It’s a true statement that the most difficult people to love are usually the ones who need it most. Love doesn’t dishonor others; it finds a way to lift them up even when they actively push you down. The way we treat people we disagree with the most is a report card on our faith.

The way we love difficult people lets everyone know the baby in the manger isn’t just a decoration.

The ones we avoid are the ones Jesus engaged. He spent his whole life seeking out the people most of us have spent our whole lives avoiding.

The measure of the good God is doing in our lives isn’t always how we’re feeling about it. The pain might be a sign of progress, and if we stick with love long enough, we’ll find out the fruit of it is life.

My faith isn’t a complicated one. I just know I met Jesus and He changed my life.

Next time someone pushes your buttons, send them a cake pop instead of an angry message. They’ve probably got enough critics out there, and like most of us, they could probably use a little more love than lecture. Let love be louder than your opinions. What

Sometimes in order to obey God, we need to disobey Herod.

Here’s the thing: no one can take from us what we’re willing to freely give.

Next time you feel torn between two sides in a debate, remember God’s love isn’t as complicated as we make it—nor does it have the divisions we want to enforce.