Loving Others For Christ's Sake

We are not loving others for their sake, but for Christ's sake. We are not loving people because they deserve it or measure up, but because Christ loved us when we didn't deserve it, while we were yet in sin.

Sometimes the loving thing is to remain with someone even if they are not acting as they should. Other times loving someone might be to withdraw leaving them to God.

We do not withdraw because someone does not measure up, but because we can no longer help them and they must not be allowed to destroy our walk with Christ.

When we trust Christ we will remain or remove ourselves according to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 4:1
"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil."

Acts 15:28
"For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:"

Galatians 5:18
"But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law."

Romans 8:26-27
"In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."

Matthew 10:19-20
"But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. "For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you."

All these verses tell us that the Holy Spirit will guide us to do and say what we should at the time it is needed. He will tell us to remain or to go according to His wisdom.

Our goal in all we do in obedience to Christ is to ultimately glorify Him, ALWAYS!!!