TESTING LOVE
When God says, I’ve given you the power to bless and the power to curse, but don’t curse anyone unless I God command it so. When you get such a favor, consider it a test of love (1 Peter 4:8). Like going to the market you check each fruit before putting it in your basket, God test your love volume to see your level of usefulness. Listen, if even demons can be used to carry out judgments on the disobedient, wouldn’t you rather be a better person for God today? Even without having the power to curse it’s done heavily, fluently, effortlessly and ragingly, there’s no challenge in that. Real challenge begins when you come face to face with those who’ve bullied you, lashed out at you, chastised you, rebuked you even when you were not in the wrong, demanding your apology though you deserve theirs, while repeatedly crushing your spirit and laughing while they’re in the power to do all this as you are powerless. Know this, sometimes, there is also power in surrendering your right to their wrong. Sometimes, God plans it this way for as you’re exercising the right to love for God regardless of the situation, He’s using that foolish thing to confound that wise one. You don’t have to like these situations but you must always love the person’s soul unto God regardless of how ugly they may be acting toward you, That is Christlike. There may almost, always be a possibility that they’re being held bound by an evil that has tapped on their weakness long enough to find room to use them against you and the only way to free yourself from that is to truly love them for God, despite the crappy things they sent your way. Often, it’s about how much of Jesus in you are you willing to share with others for soul saving purposes. Sometimes, it’s about laying down your weapon in face of danger even if you know you may not come out unscathed, but believing God enough to pull you through despite the ridiculous position you find yourself in. At times, God is saying, Son, I’ve called you to go beyond the known, surpass the unknown to gain this one soul for me, I just want you to be willing only, then I’ll do the rest. I will show up. I am Your God. I have not brought you this far to leave you. I allow you to be in the face of danger to see your reaction, to see your faith activated, to test your love level, to show you the You that I already know but that you still must be introduced to. You’re a diamond in the rough. I’m digging through the rough to bring you out. I’ve done the majority of the digging already, what you’re feeling is but the turbulence of the aftereffects. But this part you must go through on your own in order to appreciate reaching your destination to gain your prize. Else all would’ve been too easy, lacking charm, and you wouldn’t honor it as much if you’ve not toiled for it. When God gives you the power to bless or curse, be very sure that He will send your way many whom you’ll feel deserve to be cursed. It’s up to you to uphold God’s expectancy of you and choose wisely to bless even a suppose cursed. Not all situations are like this, but to ignore this is to set yourself up for failure. O ransomed soul, God has shown you His grace on so many occasions so that you also would learn to pass on the lesson to those you deemed undeserving, it’s a test of your love for God in respect to life. Have you expanded your loving grace today? God is checking to see if you’ll do as the unforgiving servant who refused to pardon others even after his great debt was totally forgiven (Matthew 18:24-33). It’s easy to act irrationally even under the influence of love after receiving grace and forgiveness. But God is always there to remind His own. I have been gracious toward you even after you’ve scarred me, trampled over my love, ripped my heart to shreds, violated my trust, undermined my authority, mocked me, used deception and caused others to stray from me as a result of your foul actions. Though I’ve forgiven you despite your multitude of sins, you couldn’t find it within yourself to forgive another even on one account? What have you learned from the grace that I’ve shown you, O daughter in the Faith? You, Sons and Daughters must learn to love and forgive as God commands it, for this also is to be Christlike! Follow the golden example of His pure love and do likewise, Jesus taught you well! For in doing so, you would have upheld His teachings and made for Him disciples in the Faith. You would have helped to solidify another’s foundation in their Faith walk. Don’t you know Dear One, in steering one into righteous path, you also gain forgiveness over a multitude of sins? (James 5:20).
“Bless them that curse you, bless them and curse them not.” (Romans 12:14, Matthew 5:44)
My prayer for you is that you come to know God’s love on such a level that you love freely for God’s glory before journey’s end.
Jesus soon come, let’s ready our hearts!
08-05-2023
MBM
Martine Brice 