Love is impossible?

We cannot manufacture unconditional love...We need God!

Today's Scripture:

Let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows

God. - 1 John 4:7

One key secret to true unconditional or agape love is this: you cannot manufacture unconditional love out of your own heart. It's impossible. It's beyond your capabilities. It's beyond all our capabilities. You may have demonstrated kindness and unselfishness in some form, and may have learned to be more thoughtful and considerate of your Friends family and spouse if you have taken the challenge either of the Love dare or just the simple challenges we have been following in our sermon series over the last three weeks. But sincerely loving someone unconditionally is another matter altogether.

So how can we do it? Like it or not, agape love isn't something you and I can do. It's something only God can do. But because of His great love for you and for me - and His love for our spouses and significant others - He chooses to express His love through you. You may not agree with that. You may be convinced that you can work hard enough and be committed enough that you can create it. You want to believe that it is in you. But if we are honest how many times has your love failed to keep you from lying, from lusting, from overreacting, from thinking evil of this person whom you love so much and one whom we may have stood before God and vowed to love the rest of our life?

We have all fallen short of God's commands (Romans 3:23). We've all at some point demonstrated selfishness, hatred, and pride. Unless something is done now to cleanse us of these ungodly attributes, we will stand before God guilty as charged (Romans 6:23).

That's why as the movie Fireproof shows us that we can't truly love our spouse or others if we are not right with God. He is the Source of that love. You can't give what you don't have.

Selah people' and friends this may be an unsettling secret - and as defeating as it may feel - has a happy ending for those who will stop resisting and will receive the love God has for us. This means that the love He has "poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has given to us" (Romans 5:5) is always available, every time Then and only then you can share it with the one you've been called most specifically to love. Remember you can't live without Him and you can't love without Him.

"Peace be yours as you put your trust in His love that makes all things possible."

Your pastor,

Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)