Living from the Father's Heart

Dulce's future is worth fighting for. 2Co 5:14-21 ESV - For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made h...

At Crossroads Cafe with Jean and Lauren Yesterday I talked about love being a commitment to another's best interests but today, I want to look a little at what that commitment looks like. It is easy to say I will pray for you or I will be thinking about you but if that is all we ever do, we are not very committed. It is also easy to be around people when they are on the upswing and things are going well for them but what about when everything is falling apart, when the are depressed or feeling hopeless? Sad, depressed people can be difficult to be around and often we avoid them. What about the person in the nursing home or the friend that has gone to prison. It can be hard to remember the good times with a person while looking at their current state but to avoid them, while easier, is not love. Love acts on the behalf of others. Jesus really was the best example of love that we can find. Looking at His life will help us understand what love is supposed to look like. He was p...