LOVE AND LOVE Reflections

Actions speak louder than words, they say. But words have so much impact on our lives. Many have lived a life of misery because of words of judgment, criticism, and failure that have been spoken to them on regular basis. On the other hand, many have lived a life of fulfillment because of words of blessings, compliments, and success that have been spoken on their lives. One of my favourite Bible quotations puts it right; “ Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them” (Eph.4:29 NLT). Words are seeds which when sown into people, produce fruits and eventually manifest in the attitude and behaviour of the person. We can surely manifest our love to people by the words we speak to them. Words of Compliment Words of Compliment are powerful communicators of love. They are best expressed in simple and straight forward statements such as: “Wow! You look beautiful in that dr...

Photo source: istockphoto Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth, and when the truth wins out. Love is grieved at injustice and cannot overlook unjust situations – murder, rape, corruption, and other ungodly activities – not only for itself but especially for others. Unfortunately right from our beds in the morning, nearly all what we encounter in the day are things that will lure us away from integrity – news on the various media platforms, opinions from friends and co-workers.  When we consider a person to be of moral excellence, we generally consider them people of great character made up of virtues we admire and strive to aquire – extremely honest , exercising fairness and respect for others, can be trusted in confidence and are extremely reliable in any circumstance. They are said to possess one of the most important virtues of all, Integrity . The True Nature of Integrity Most of us have two natures. We tend to live a double-standard l...