God, help us to give to You the things that we are clinging to.
Help us to believe that what You have for us is far greater.
Help us to believe that what we have in YOU is the GREATEST.
What are you holding on to so tightly that you canโt experience the freedom we have in Christ?
Drop a ๐ช๐ผ if you are wanting to let go a little bit more today.
Often times we think if we love unconditionally, we are โenablingโ a bad habit or behavior.
Loving unconditionally means you meet someone where theyโre at, without forcing them to be who you want them to be.
Loving unconditionally means you show love regardless of the outcome of their decisions.
Thereโs no ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ of what โshowing loveโ looks like.
And when you ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎโ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ, it doesnโt mean youโre approving of a bad habit or behavior, but showing compassion and grace of where they are, what it took for them to get there, and the struggle to come out of it...WITHOUT any forcing or expectations that lead to resentment happening.
And when you do this more and more, it not only benefits and serves the other person, but you as well!
๐โ๏ธ ๐ง๐ช๐ข ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ โ๏ธ๐
If you struggle with how this looks like, the best role model we have of this is in Jesus!
Extra nugget for the night: reread this. But instead of thinking of a person youโre trying to love more unconditionally, think of your physical and mental conditions. ๐ค๐คฏ๐ช๐ผ
#unconditionalloveโค๏ธ
If you want success in your marriage, your physical/emotional/mental/spiritual health, your dreams or any other area in your life...there are gonna be some things you have to let go.
There are gonna be some things you're gonna have to sacrifice.
And you'll have to keep going, even when it gets hard, even when you don't see results, even when you don't feel like it.
The question is whether the success of what you're goaling toward is worth it all.
When you grow weary, look to the cross. Look to the One who sacrificed and persevered through it all, so that you wouldn't feel alone as you go through your trials, and so that your burden and pain would be lighter.
