Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Let Love Prevail


When love prevails among believers, especially in times of strong disagreement, it presents to the world an indisputable mark of a true follower of Jesus Christ.

So many believers let their temper get the best of them, but holding on to hate and anger is like grasping hot coals with the intent of throwing them at someone else , only you are the one who gets burned.  If you want to forget someone, and move on, you must give up hating them.  It’s hard to forget someone you hate, because hate takes pieces of your heart thereby keeping this person within your heart.  If you want to forget them, let go of the hate, and create peace in your heart instead.  Also, remember that whenever you hate something, it usually hates you back, including people, situations, and inanimate objects alike, which will only further complicate your life.

Love tells us that there’s a lot going on that we don’t know.  Nobody has it all figured out.  Nobody knows more than a minuscule fraction of what’s going on in the world or in anyone's life.  Why?  Because the world is simply way too vast for any one person to know everything well.  And most of what we see is only what we think about what we see.  The sooner you accept this, the sooner you will stop making the same unnecessary mistakes, and the sooner new doors of opportunity will open in your life to bring unity within your heart, mind, and spirit.

 Start practicing the golden rule.  If you want love, give love.  If you want friends, be friendly.  If you want money, provide value.  It works.  It really is this simple.

 Let love prevail. The end result will be worth it.

 

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