How to Walk in Love
Colin Melbourne
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Seven practical keys to walking in Divine Love and victory
Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. Eph. 5:2 Holy Bible, KJV
God is Love
The first thing you notice when you meet the Living Christ is His perfect overwhelming love for you. It is breathtaking. You are rendered speechless, pressed to the ground under the weight of His mercy, and can do no other than surrender your all to Him.
That's the power of Love: Real Love.
We are commanded to walk our whole Christian lives on Earth in that divine Love.
How are you doing?
Like me, you're falling short, but we've seen the Glory, and we know it is the most excellent way. It is our way of victory, and we must press in.
If we operate all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, including working miracles, and prophesying, but ignore the command to love, we gain nothing. 1 Co. Ch.13
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. 1 Co. 14:1 NIV
You want to prophecy? First you must follow Love.
Here are some practical lessons I've learned about walking in love that are guaranteed to bring success in your life.
It's a choice
In every situation, God always gives the choice to love. He won't force you to love, you must consciously choose the love way. When you are tempted to walk in the flesh, look for the Love option, then take it.
God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Co. 10:13
It becomes a habit, a good, self-rewarding habit.
It costs you
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. 1 Jn. 3:14,16
Be prepared to pay the price of love. It is costly to love with the love of Christ, but it is a terrific investment with heavenly rewards.
It may cost you money, respect, dignity, pain, heartache, ridicule, perhaps even your life: Sacrifice it for the Name of Jesus, He will accept it, and reward you. Ro. 12:1 Even if you have to wait a long time, remember He is Faithful and True.
Pay the price, whatever it costs.
You have it in you
This is a wonderful discovery every new Christian makes.
God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Ro. 5:5
To say you can't love someone is to deny the Word of God who tells believers we have His love poured into our hearts.
Remember the first week you were saved? Your heart bubbled over with love for even your worst enemy. Wasn't it amazing? You found you could love people you didn't even like. Turning the other cheek, and overlooking insults was supernaturally easy.
Perhaps, since then you have fallen back, and returned to walking in the flesh instead of love, simply repent. Change your mind, and determine to follow love.
Here's a good tip: This love wells up from deep down in your heart, your spirit, not your head. If you love from your head, it will be false, insincere, and doesn't work.
Let your spirit rule, let God's love rise, and follow it. It is leading you in victory, because Love never fails.
Love leads in victory
