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2020 Election - Faith, Hope, and LOVE

This is not one of my usual blog posts, no fun story, more of an epiphany I had this morning while reading my Bible.  I don't know how many people will read it, but I felt it was worth sharing.

I've been reading through Corinthians and today I came to Chapter 13 - the love 💗 chapter.  I couldn't help but think of all that is going on in our nation.  I'm going to try to keep this a-political.  I don't post political things on social media because I don't want the arguments - although I have been guilty of reading some arguments on other's posts! 😉 That can be entertaining!  Those of you who know me know where I stand and whom I will be voting for - but not everyone I know will be voting the same way and that's the point!

In 1 Corinthians 13 we are called to be patient and kind.  We aren't to be envious, boastful, or proud.  We shouldn't dishonor others, be self-seeking, easily angered or keep a record of wrongs.  We should not delight in evil but instead rejoice in the truth.  We should always protect, always trust, always hope always persevere. 

When I say we, I mean Christians.  We can't hold others to this standard if they don't follow Christ.  But if you call yourself a Christian in any way, shape or form, then this applies to YOU!  And it applies in your attitude towards others who don't hold the same political beliefs as you - OUCH! 😟  Even if you think they've lost there ever-loving mind, you still need to love them and SHOW IT.  See the above paragraph if you don't know how to do that.

All this is leading up to my epiphany - you know, because God Works in Mysterious Ways...

1 Corinthians 13:13 says "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love."

I read this verse and it hit me - the greatest is LOVE!  No matter where you stand politically, LOVE is more important.  As Christians, we are to have faith that God will put the right people in office and we are to have hope that no matter what happens we will be OK.  But what is more important than both of those things is LOVE - love for other believers - love for our neighbors - love for those who don't think or vote like you (YIKES!) - even love for our leaders and politicians (UGH!).

It may not be pretty, it may not be easy, but it is definitely the most important thing - LOVE.




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  1. Mark ShortOctober 21, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    Very Good Mrs. Forston... As Christians sometimes we can act like people are only Christians if they see things exactly like us. If they go the the same church as us and are the same denomination as us. If they vote the same party lines as we vote. But in the end, God created ALL of us and He loves us no matter what political party we are, what denomination we are, what color we are or whatever ways we might be different. AND I believe as you have stated that WE ARE TO LOVE EACH OTHER IN THE SAME WAY... Good thought....

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