When Rick Warren said in the video last week that you couldn't try harder when it came to loving others, I wanted to disagree with him. In anything else I've wanted to improve, I've always been taught just to work at it and I can improve. Its always worked for me in tennis, running, school work, etc. Why can't it work with loving others? If I just give loving for others a little extra attention, I can improve on it. Day 7 taught me that I can only improve a certain amount by my own effort. If I want to love people the way God loves people, I have to spend time away from people like Jesus did getting to know God, both who he is and how he loves. Until I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength, I cannot love people the way God desires.
When I first read about the one person assignment that we talked about in ABF on Sunday, I spent a lot of time thinking about what person I choose. Day 7 made it clear. Love like Jesus did. He loved the people wherever he happened to be and whoever he came in contact with. What a novel concept. I guess a ought to love the customers at the jewelry store, as well as the employees, and maybe even the waitress at the restaurant, and just maybe my wife and kids.
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