Devotionals about Love & Relationships
Love is messier and more costly than the Hallmark version. The devotionals below look at marriage, family, friendship, and the hard love of Jesus — and what it takes to love real people with real grace instead of loving an idea of them.
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294 devotionals in Love & Relationships
- Attitude
Guard Your Heart from Negative Influences
Continuing with attitude, we need to look at what influences our attitudes. Most often than not, it’s the people around us that tend to shape our attitudes. To change our attitude, we may need to change who we are letting influence us. The words of the people closest to us permeate our heart, whi...
- Fellowship
Strength in Numbers: Faith Through Fellowship
We’ve talked about having Faith for the past couple of days now and I’d like to be wrapping up how we exercise that Faith in overcoming our troubles and fears through fellowship with others. When was the last time you shared your fears and struggles with a close friends? You see, we were designed...
- Faith
Faith in the Storm: Beyond Mere Belief
So, I made the comment yesterday that, “Believing is not Faith”. I’m confident of this and I believe that, while related, they are drastically different. Faith is not believing in God’s goodness only when we are out of the storm; faith is believing in God’s goodness right in the middle of it. The...
- Communication
Bringing Out the Best in Others Through Conversation
So, my readings of late are taking me down the road of conversations we have with others, how not to be in a comparison game with others and generally how to “be Nice” and not be offensive. I’m told at times I can be “to honest” and not sensitive to others although I never intend to offend anyone...
- Forgiveness
Becoming Unoffendable: Breaking Free from Offense
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Remember that growing up?How awesome would it be if that statement were true? Oftentimes it is far easier to heal a broken bone than it is to heal the wound caused by something someone said that deeply offended us. One of the top...
- Friendship
When You Don't Know What to Say
Have you ever had a friend share bad news or their struggles with you and you don’t know what to say? Me too…“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.”Job 6:14 In the Bible we are told that during Job’s time of grieving, his three friends came to mourn with him a...
- Selflessness
Finding Joy Through Serving Others
It’s hard to be happy when you’re selfish. It’s way easier to be happy helping others...don’t believe me, try it...As strange as it sounds, one of the best things you can do for you is to quit doing so much for you. Maybe you’ve experienced this before when you volunteered somewhere or worked on...
- Love
Love Is Patient: Walking in God's Supernatural Love
So I’m reading first Corinthians last night and find myself reading this verse we all know. “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with...
- Compassion
Choosing Compassion When We've Had Enough
You ever just lose it for a moment when you’ve “had enough”? I do sometimes and the worst part is, we usually take it out on the ones we love the most. Thankfully, I am quick to realize when I’ve lost it and I’ve learn to ask for forgiveness. I’m not sure what causes us to lose our compassion oth...
- Service
Why Do You Serve? Examining Our True Motivations
336/21/23So, I’m sitting in my infusion chair yesterday watching the amazing people who work in Oncology serving others. They exhibit so much compassion, empathy and genuine care for others, it’s clear to see why they were called to serve others. These care nurses ask for no recognition, no troph...
- Time
Time: The Only Capital You Can't Afford to Lose
I wanted to share some of what I’ve been reading with regards to our “time”. I touched on it earlier this week, but let’s dig a little deeper. When you take a view of your life compared to eternity, it causes you to become sober-minded. Thomas Edison said, "Time is really the only capital that an...
- Love
Love People Even When You Don't Agree With Them
There are 8 billion people in this world and not one of them are exactly like you. So what does that mean? That means there is a really good chance you’re going to have to deal with people who don’t see things the way you do. That don’t have the same political beliefs, family background or econom...
- Service
Touching Lives Through God's Love
We have a lot of work to do yet. We need to always be sharing the name who has delivered us, Jesus. Just the other day, I came across a young girl that I could tell needed to smile. I had a kind word for her, she smiled and what a wonderful smile she had. That was Jesus at work, I’m sure of it. N...
- Humility
Choosing Christ Over Self Daily
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
- Faith
Sunrise Faith: Growing Love for the God We Cannot See
As I sit here watching the sun come up this morning, I can help but marvel at the beauty God has made. How do I know he made it? Well, I have faith that he did. It’s the same faith that I have in Him that allows me to grow closer to Him. You see, developing a love for God is a little more challen...
- Balance
Love in Action: Balancing Relationships with God and Others
So, I thought we could talk about about seeking balance in our lives and our relationships with God by showing compassion and serving others. What’s interesting though, is this has me circling way back to our discussion of the “Golden Rule” and how that affects our relationship with others and ou...
- Reconciliation
Do You Want to Be Happy or Right?
I had someone tell me years ago, “do you want to be happy or right?” Pretty good question I think, because we all want to be happy and we usually want to be right. Right? Think about the last argument you had, did you win? Did you prove you were right at the expense of the other person? You may h...
- Understanding
Walking in Wisdom Toward Others
You ever look at someone else and think or say to yourself, “Oh my word, what are they thinking?”. How about “what an idiot!”But here’s the thing; no matter how stupid the actions, political views, etc. seem to us, it makes perfectly good sense to them. When we don’t take time to understand other...
- Gods Love
God's Unfailing Love Through Life's Curveballs
Life can throw you curve balls, we all know that. Lately, I’ve had a steady diet of them too. But, you know what, I know they will eventually pass and today is a beautiful new day full of hope!So, as we move forward this week, take time to think about the unfailing love of God. Despite our sinful...
- Spiritual Environment
Right Heart, Right Environment - Walking with God
So many times we think we are doing the right thing in our relationship with God but with no result. Most of the time it’s because we have put ourselves in the wrong environment. Think of it this way, if you are under water trying to breathe and you’re inhaling and exhaling, you’re doing everythi...
- Forgiveness
Forgive Those Who Hurt You - Let Go of Resentment
You know, we spend a lot of time as Christians going down different paths of Christianity. I do it here sometimes, but as a layman when it comes to Gods word, I always seem to find myself back to the two Great Commandments. Love the Lord with all your heart and soul and love your neighbor as your...
- Suffering
When We Get Frustrated with God
Why do we sometimes get frustrated or angry with God? Let’s face it, we all do it. We lose a job promotion, a competition didn’t go our way, we experience a death in the family, personal injury or financial hardships. This list is long...we all have them. Life’s hard. "God, why did you let that h...
- Self Sufficiency
Surrendering Our Need to Do It All
I’m pretty independent when it comes to feeling like “I can do it”. In fact, I kind of grew up with the attitude of, “if you want it some right, do it yourself!” Maybe you share some of these traits? Come to think of it, I’d say our whole society has become a DIY (do it yourself) society. Think a...
- Peace
Jesus Died for All: Living in Peace with Others
443/2/23Ugh! The state of the country and the world that we are being presented with has become nauseating. Listen, I’ve had something eating at me for a while now and I just haven’t put together what it is that I wanted to say about it. But I have now, so here it is…Jesus died for us ALL, not ju...
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