Encouragement from Brooke (from the Leaders’ Guide)
Today we take our first step into one of my favorite verses to pray for my sons. I pray it most every day, if not in its entirety, at least in part. If I could only choose one verse to pray for my boys for the rest of their lives this one would be my second choice (behind Ezekiel 36:26), because having a heart full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control just about sums up everything I want for them.
I’ve thought for years that love can’t really be all that it should be apart from God. The Bible says that God IS love. For us mathematicians, using the word “IS” is the same as using the word “EQUALS.” In other words, God and love are one and the same. There is no real love apart from God, and God is behind all real and genuine acts of love.
“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” ~1 John 4:8
Application: While you’re praying through the 10 prayers, think about the following. Ask God to help you find the answer.
The word “love is used too loosely in today’s world. We love our food, cars, friends, shoes, fingernail polish, and hair color. But there is no real definition of the word “love” apart from God. How can we begin to make changes in our life and our vocabulary to help our sons understand the true meaning of the word?
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