A word that comes and goes

Ever met some one super spiritual...super Christian...super saved...90% of the words they say is a scripture or a praise...

Clearly this person is going to heaven...They have been saved since they were 9...They have served on the usher board for 15 years ...They take communion every Sunday. They PhotoShop Jesus into their Family Christmas Photo. Jesus is literally their homey, He follows them on twitter....except...

...this person is an absolute butt-hole. The remaining 10 % of their words are used to belittle, to put down or to cause division. When they aren't looking to the hills for help, they are looking at people all sideways. Excluding, spreading malice and negativity, acting out grudges. Hurting people...

I imagine that a Sanctified Jerk will have a hard time at the pearly gates. They'll shout all the way up the streets of gold and get to the Book of Life to find that God decided they were a non-factor because they obeyed all the rules and failed to represent Him. God is love, if you don't represent that...#Fail

We know love well. We have felt love. We show it from time to time but it should be all over us. It should ooze out of our pores and affect everyone around us.

Now I feel the need to check myself and make sure that my love game is on point...Instead of putting Lil' Wayne's "How to Love" on repeat, Let us review the Bible's definition of Love

1 Corinthians 13

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸ Love never fails...

¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Our words and actions should be drenched in love. Not "I'm just keeping it real"...Not "Oooh I tooooold you!"... and most certainly Not "Well somebody had to say it".

We never really know what a person is dealing with...The most confident people can be the most broken. Low self esteem is often hidden behind a carefully crafted mask. The Small cracks that are visible to us run clear to a person's foundation. Let's not even start discussing the people that already appear fragile. They need LOTS OF LOVE too.

In closing, God is Love so to represent Him you have to show love. Jesus is God's Love-Child so to be a for real Christian (not just a believer) we have to be like Love's (God's) Love-Child. Wow that's ridiculous and overwhelming...