LOVE LOVES TO GIVE.
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)
Years ago I heard PAUL BRANNON a lifelong missionary: WHERE THERE IS LOVE GIVING IS NEVER A SACRIFICE. I heard Lloyd Arnold say: IN ALL MY LOVE GIVING I HAVE NEVER MISSED IT OR REGRETTED IT.
GOD’S DEFINING CHARACTER IS ACTIVE LOVE.
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
GOD’S LOVE IS ACTION --- AGAPE LOVE.
There are 3 kinds of love: 1. EROS: Sensual Love --- 5 senses. 2. PHILEO LOVE: brotherly love. 3. AGAPE LOVE
( never ending, unconditional. )
1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
LOVE LOVES TO GIVE.
A CHILD IN LOVE VALUES DANDELIONS. THE RECEIVE VALUES THE DANDELION NOT BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE DANDELION. REAL LOVE VALUES THE HANDS THAT GIVE. One will never know love’s face value until they give and receive love.
My first love was my MOM. For Mother’s Day, I worked for a few dollars and we went to Western Auto. They had three little handkerchiefs and a little pearl necklace in a fancy box. I knew I loved my Mom and I wanted to give her a token of my love. The fancy little box was more than I had. I told the lady how much I loved my Mom. I really needed this. The Western Auto lady was kind to me. She marked down the price and she gave me money to pay the taxes. I LOVED MY MOM AND I SO DESIRED TO GIVE HER A TOKEN OF MY LOVE. I LEARNED LOVE LOVES TO GIVE
When I was in the 3rd grade I fell love with a girl on the school bus. She was a senior. She was one of the first students that got on the bus. She always saved me a seat next to her. She would be so kind to me. She would put her arm around me. She talked so nice. She made me feel like a king. In the morning and evening she saved me a seat. I loved her. One Saturday I worked and earned a dollar. At the local store restaurant I had my dollar turned into 20 nickels. There were two big bubble gum machines. One of the machines had bubble gum balls and rings in the glass bulb. I loved the girl and I wanted to give her a ring. I put a nickel in and turned the knob. All that came out was a gum ball. I started chewing the gum ball. Another nickel? Another gum ball. I started chewing it. Soon my mouth was so full of gum balls. I saw I was going to run out of nickesl or lock my jaw? I started praying. God you know I love this girl and she deserves a pretty ring. Finally a ring came out. I was so happy. My prize was a ring to give to my senior love. Monday morning I excitedly waited for the bus. I jump on and ran to the back of the bus and I slid my “LOVE RING” up over her knuckle. She was so happy. She wore it several days. Finally the ring made a blue circle on her finger. I understood something about love: LOVE LOVES TO GIVE.
My junior year in high school I feel in love with Linda. I borrowed a black onyx ring from Butch. The ring had the little diamond and it had a hole where the diamond was lost. Linda wore the ring with angora threaded around it. Later that year we went to Kay’s and looked at rings. The one’s I wanted were several thousand dollars. My bus boy budget couldn’t afford them. Finally we found the cheapest one possible. We layed it away and finally we payed for the “DIAMOND DUST RING” She proudly displayed the “DIAMOND DUST RING” at school. I loved her and I wanted the best I could afford. LOVE LOVES TO GIVE. 55 years later I love her more than ever. I love to give and help her.
LOVE LOVES TO GIVE. REAL LOVE WILL GIVE ITS BEST! GENEROUS LOVE!
Love has passion and is always generous. Love will make you feel better. Love makes life sweeter. Love gives energy. Love opens doors to motivation to be kind. A house filled with love promotes JOY and KINDNESS.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God allowed the GREATEST LOVE SACRIFICE EVER by sending his only son to die for lost humanity to bring salvation and purchase eternal life for a hopeless, helpless lost humanity. GOD GAVE HIS BEST!
GOD GIVES THREE PREICOUS GIFTS: 1. QUALITY TIME; 2. DIFFERING TALENTS; 3. LOVE ENERGY THAT SPARKS GENEROUSITY… GIVE THE BEST EFFORT. TODAY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT.
LOVE IS ABOUT ATTITUDES… HOW SAD IS LIFE WHEN LOVE IS REDUCED TO SELFISH-STUBBORNESS: DO I HAVE TO? REAL LOVES IS EXCITED THAT I GET TO…
Genesis 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
LOVE LISTENS --- LOVE IS SLOW TO SPEAK --- LOVE IS SLOW TO GET ANGRY!
James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 1:19 (NLT2) Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Love will ENCOURAGE, COMPLIMENT AND PRAISE OTHERS. We need love. SELFISHNESS, GREED AND EGO LIMIT THE REACH OF LOVE. HOW I HATE TO HEAR THE WORDS I DON’T CARE… Disrespect and contempt kill more love than bullets. Love makes a commitment and communicates freely AND LISTENS EVEN MORE. It is love that will make people treat each other better. GIVING AND RECEIVING LOVE WILL ALWAYS EXPRESS RESPECT, APPRECIATION AND BEING THOUGHTFUL.
WE MUST LEARN IN REAL COMMITMENT WE DO NOT DEMAND OUR WAY. WE MUST LEARN THE SKILL OF COMPROMISE. GOD GAVE HIS BEST… WHAT ARE YOU GIVING?
Ephesians 3:17 (NLT2) Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
GOD’S LOVE GIVES GOOD STUFF.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT2) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
IF WE DESIRE TO GET THE MOST OUT OF LIFE WE HAVE TO LEARN TO FORGIVE AND LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
God’s plan is to ADD and MULTIPLY and to GIVE LIFE, ABUNDANT LIFE. Satan desire to SUBTRACT and DIVIDE. Satan kills respect, love and commitment.
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NLT2) The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
Conclusion: Love loves to give. Hate will reveal what is in your heart. There is one MEASURING STICK THAT WILL TELL ON YOU. Hatred is selfish and stubborn. LOVE LOVES TO GIVE AND DO. LOVE WILL SHOW. SHOW AND TELL.
1 Corinthians 13: 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 13:35 (NLT2) Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)
