Unfailing L.O.V.E.
reminder through a short, but powerful acronym; L.O.V.E.
L – Listen (Listen up through prayer, the Word, other and the promptings of His Spirit.
Each one can and has the responsibility to hear from the Lord.)
O – Obey (Obey what the Lord shows you to do.)
V – Vocalize (We have to speak.) The quote from St. Francis, “Preach the Gospel at all
times and when necessary use words,” is often misquoted. People try to replace the word
“when,” which means we will tell “if,” as though we can decide if we want to speak. We
must open our mouths and share the Good News; tell how Jesus has changed your life; tell of all
that He has done.
E – Engage (We must engage, intertwining our lives with others, sharing our resources of
time, hospitality, energy, wisdom, material goods, etc…for His glory.)
To be unfailing in L.O.V.E. is to be constant about the Father’s business. Paul charged
Timothy to be prepared “in season and out of season” (2 Tim. 4:2). This serves as a reminder
that there will be times for exercising fervent and regular L.O.V.E., as well as times when we are “out of season,” Those "off season" times are usually a preparatory time. Any athlete will tell you that the off season can be as critical as the season of actual play for this it marks a time of strengthening and healing. We do not retire from being who we are - a child of the One True King. The challenge this week is to evaluate which season we are in, and then to assess whether we are being faithful in it? Are you anticipating and preparing to move into the next season? ~Pastor Cory
