Just a thought by coppi

“Do you love me?” (John 21:17)

“Jesus asked Peter this question three times, and each time when the answer was yes the response was “Feed my sheep.” Talk is cheap. Love is everything. What do you do to show your love”?

What do I do to show my love”?  I read the above over and over and wondered what am I doing to show love.  Galatians 5-22:  “states the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control”and in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, I read the following – “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”  Now, for sure my bucket list in love does not carry all that is outlined in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 and Galatians 5:22.  I also know humanly speaking I can not do anything in myself, but the Christ in me can and He helps me in my weakness.  “I can’t but He can” is my mantra when faced with something I am having trouble with in this journey.  Love, Agape love, is everything.  Talk is cheap.  What am I doing to show my love?  I guess my answer would be first and foremost seeking the love Jesus has for me.  If I don’t know His unconditional love for myself there is no way I can love others.