"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
Matthew 24:12
It is interesting that love seems to freeze up in the presence of sin. I wonder what we would be like if we didn't live in a world where there is so much betrayal and hatred. ... It would probably be a lot easier to trust, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable, and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable is part of the whole not-freezing-up and caring about each other thing.
But we don't need to be the many that this verse talks about. Today, instead of reacting to the external negative by becoming negative ourselves, let's trust anyway. Let's love anyway. Not saying it is easy... we've learned to build up walls, and insulate ourselves. But let's go out there and be warm. :) Let's work on our kindness and our sincerity as we get to know and to love the people around us.
Matthew 24:12
It is interesting that love seems to freeze up in the presence of sin. I wonder what we would be like if we didn't live in a world where there is so much betrayal and hatred. ... It would probably be a lot easier to trust, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable, and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable is part of the whole not-freezing-up and caring about each other thing.
But we don't need to be the many that this verse talks about. Today, instead of reacting to the external negative by becoming negative ourselves, let's trust anyway. Let's love anyway. Not saying it is easy... we've learned to build up walls, and insulate ourselves. But let's go out there and be warm. :) Let's work on our kindness and our sincerity as we get to know and to love the people around us.
This TED talk and it's follow up are awesome evidence for your thought today.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html
Wow, thanks for sharing these.
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