Is This Love?

""Many are eager to be happy with Him;

few wish to suffer anything for Him,

many will follow Him as far as the breaking of bread,

but few will remain to drink from His passion.

Many love Christ as long as they encounter no hardship . . . "

~Thomas a Kempis

But is this love? To love God only when life is good and full?

Free from heartaches and sorrow? Is this love?

Yesterday...amazingly, (just after finding out about our friend) Pastor was preaching about "loving those who are not lovely." It's a hard thing....to love at all...but to love the unlovable. To love those who hurt others....to love those we don't agree with their lifestyles, etc Then he used the example of the homosexuals.

As Godly people we don't need to be yelling at them that they're going to hell....we need to be using love and prayer as our weapons only.

Love like Jesus did.....reach out...spread the Gospel...share the Love.