“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” 

Ephesians 4:2 KJV 

I have struggled with certain friendships all my life , it has been tough to understand others and what they need and it has been tough for others to understand me as well. It always needs someone to let go , to forgive and to try again. When Paul writes this I believe he personally went through this struggle with his compatriots and he could see this struggle in the churches he planted. 

He asks us to be humble, meek in putting up with others as long as possible and He asks to do that with love. All that is said is possible only when we are in a relationship with God because it is His love that will shine through our love for others. 

Our human love is always endangered by our envy,pride and disappointment, thus we need Godly love a love that is part of us because of His presence and in His power. When we face a conflict and disappointment we have Jesus’s words in Matthew 18:15-20 to follow , avoid the rumors and mudslingers , be honest and in love go directly to the person and talk about it. In the end if it does not work we have to let go in prayer and ask God to take over. 

Friendships are something we need in our lives, people who will genuinely pray, be there in sickness and joy, understand us and lead us to a stronger relationship with God. True friendship brings beautiful fellowship and that is how heaven will be . It is possible on earth and many of us enjoy this today, if not start praying for God to show you the true friend and He will , start with Jesus and the He will bring the right people in to your life. 

Inspiration- YOUVERSION 

©JesusInspires2020 

©deepsgeorge2020 

A JESUS INSPIRES INITIATIVE!

“Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful” Colossians 4:2 

What a beautiful verse that assures us that perfect health is available to those who spend time with God. This is for sure the best health coverage/insurance policy you can get in this life.This policy requires 3 things that we would have to do consistently and patiently. 

PRAYER - Praying without ceasing is the art of saying a prayer through your day at consistent intervals with an attitude of humility and love, intentionally believing in the answer to come. It may require us to designate a space or time and the obedience to pray every time the Holy Spirit nudges us to do so. So give praying to God an undisputed place in your life, take all to Him for all is important to Him who loves us. 

WATCHFUL - Every well trained guard dog barks at the sign of danger as it is watchful of its surroundings and its master’s call, while we humans fail to notice the evil that grows around and within us. Pride, envy, selfishness, lust slowly step into our lives and instead of being watchful we let it go while it takes control of our lives. We need to be watchful of what we see, hear and do, always training ourselves through His word. 

THANKFUL - Gratitude enables us to grow in humility. It requires courage to say thank you to God and others when we know what they have done for us. We need to get out of our comfort zones and say thank you. It could be a call, a note, a word of appreciation, a like, a post share, all it needs is an action that comes from one’s heart leading to peace and love. We need to show gratitude to our God for every single thing He has done in our lives . This thankfulness comes from a deep relationship with God and love for others. 

PRAY,WATCH,THANK are the 3 steps in you need to keep your life and health in check and all of the world’s research on psychology and mindfulness will bring you back to Colossians 4:2. As you go through this day, start looking for things you can change and live the  simple cycle of PRAY,WATCH, THANK and then go on REPEAT till the day you will see Him. 

God bless you through this day. 

Inspiration- YOUVERSION 

©JesusInspires2020 

©deepsgeorge2020 

A JESUS INSPIRES INITIATIVE!