"Most people need love the most when they deserve it the least."
I don't know when this lie was instilled in my heart, but somewhere I began to believe that people must earn love. Wrong. People must earn respect. They must earn friendship. They must earn our time. But love is not something that is earned, it's something we should freely give. It's how we demonstrate the love of Christ. Because even when we were sinners, He loved us. Even when we didn't deserve His love, He loved us deeply. Passionately. Unconditionally. And when I look at the quote above, I am reminded that sometimes people do need love the most when they don't deserve it. We did! Jesus loved us so much He died for us out of love, that our sins would be covered.
"Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8
Please know that I struggle with this. I'm still learning to "give my hurts and disappointments to The Lord, so I can be free to give and receive love unconditionally". (Quote taken from Love Letters from My King). You never know when showing someone love might change their life for the better.
I'll leave you with this...
"And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!' -Matthew 25:40
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