"And
the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above
only, and thou shalt not be beneath…" (Deuteronomy 28:13).
Some people get frustrated whenever
they feel unloved or unappreciated by others. This is because they depend on
others to make them happy, and when they meet people who don’t seem to care for
them, they feel crushed. That’s not God’s dream for any believer. Instead of
waiting for people to care for you, He wants you to be the one to care for
others. That’s the way to think; don’t wait for people to care for you. Rather,
live life from the standpoint of a blessed one, and look out for people that need
to be loved, blessed and cared for.
You need to see yourself as God’s
outstretched hand to bless your world. God said to Abraham: "And I
will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase
of favours] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a
blessing [dispensing good to others]" (Genesis 12:2 AMP). You are
the seed of Abraham, and you have been called to dispense good to others. When
you learn to see yourself this way, your happiness and joy won’t be dependent
on others, but will naturally effuse from within you: "But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith" (Galatians 5:22).
Be willing to show to others the
same love you desire to receive. If you show love, you’ll receive love. The
Bible says, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7). If
you sow the seed of love in abundance, you will surely reap a harvest of love
from others in a greater measure. The beautiful thing about it is, when you sow
love in abundance, you won’t only receive love from those to whom you expressed
love, but also from people you never knew before.
Further Study
Matthew 5:13-16
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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