Choose loving habits – one by one by one – OMG

Adaptation of the articles: Doing one act of love at a time,
Habits of Love, Require justice.

Being loving
It does not just happen – being loving towards someone. You know? Love does not just flow automatically from my soul. How about you?

Thankfully God is still at work in me. And you. And He’s never stopped. And I keep working with Him in this.

We grow little by little over the years. Way too slowly, it seems. But that is why sometimes they call old people: wise. Sometimes not.

Chosing to love
Maturity and being loving comes about with the tiny choices we make. How’s your choice-making, these days?

For some time now I have been working at it. I’m old now, and nobody is calling me wise! But I am choosing to work at it, still, doing loving acts of love – one by one by one.

Doing an act of love
– one by one by one

Instead of suspecting bad things in that person – I will choose to forgive on-the-spot.
What I “suspect” of someone …will be shut-down on-the-spot. I will not allow myself to get caught-up with bad thoughts towards others.
Instead of condemning thoughts, I will practice forgiveness of that person, in spite of my suspicious negative thoughts.
I will shut-down my suspicious negative thoughts.
I will not allow myself to suspect a wrong, and think ill of that person.
I will not allow my mind to go over and over a supposed slight committed by that person against me.
I will forgive that thoughtless comment, that arrogance exuded, that selfish act that hurt my pride.
I will shut-down thinking evil of that person, and choose to actively accept him or her.
I will think of that person’s needs as more important than my self-interests (Philippians 2:3-4)
I choose not to be self-absorbed, where everything is about me and my preferences, my ways, my rules.
I choose to be non-judgemental, not condemning, not criticizing.
I choose to be nice. Consciously smile.
I choose to be loving.
I choose to forgive instead.

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Every breathing moment is a new moment to choose to be loving to others – or not. I do not have to be what I was in the past. I don’t have to be what I was this morning!

I can choose to confess and repent — and be loving now. I’m developing habits of love!

– Adapted excerpt from: Habits of Love

I can become loving – with new habits
Habits I can form – that engender love, one by one by one:

Live it daily – with gentleness and respect.

Talk with respect: make it truly mutual conversation.

Make judgements all day long – so you do the right thing.

Reject what is not of God. The enemies of our soul put the full spectrum of sin before us as good things.

Know the Bible well enough to know what is good and what is not.

Develop personal rules of practice.

I’m not what he says I am. That is what God’s Word says about Satan. I will not accept the lies of Satan, nor any lie that comes from the world.

Pray at all times – “without ceasing”: Practice Self-talk prayer.

War against racism – one, by one, by one

War against racism: Personally resist the evil of racism.

Run from pleasure sins and bad behaviors we love to fall for.

Be devoted (verse 10 of Romans 12:9-13) to your family, friends, church folk, and to sharing the Gospel with the Unsaved

Every breathing moment
is a new moment
to choose to be
loving to others

Adapted Excerpt from: Require justice.
I will no longer accept or leave unchallenged any injustice.
I will personally act for justice. I will…

counter unkind words: say words of kindness, do acts of kindness, be kind
assist the suffering and hurting: personally intervene with needy people I encounter
be watchful for and attempt to stop the abuse of the helpless: instigate involvement by authorities, intervene personally
praise and thank the courageous: go out of my way to thank and praise family members, police, firefighters, teachers, volunteers, pastors, youth workers, church leaders
encourage others: actually say words of kindness to family, friends and strangers of all races
let them know I care, express my love and acceptance
counter racism: go out of my way to greet those of other races, let them know I care about them,
with people who are not like me: express my love and acceptance of them “just as they are”, require nothing of them, not be suspicious, believe the best of them
participate in or instigate change for justice
support righteous movements for justice, get involved
be loving and kind
practice habits of love,
be angry but sin not, stand on Scripture in kindness,
love those who err with the truth,
condemn not

FOR MORE:

Every breathing moment is a new moment to choose to be loving to others – or not. I do not have to be what I was in the past. I don’t have to be what I was this morning! I can choose to confess and repent — and be loving now. I’m developing habits of love!
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The non-stop work of God inside you and me…God is still at work in me

Road Sign: God is at work up ahead

God hears us and wants us to approach Him with sincere and honest prayer

Turn shame into repentance

First repent

Your spiritual journey to eternal life Excerpt: 16 Happenings On Your Journey
*These sixteen details of your spiritual journey can be found in specific verses in Ephesians 1 …and elsewhere What happens in you journey to “get saved”?

This is a series on Every believer’s new life in Christ: Ephesians 1

Romans 12:9-13

⁹Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy].

Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness];

hold on tightly to what is good.

¹⁰Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family],

give preference to one another in honor; ¹¹never lagging behind in diligence;

aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;

¹²constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ],

steadfast and patient in distress,

devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength],

¹³contributing to the needs of God’s people,