Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables

Available now on Amazon for purchase are two books I authored.

 The first book is,

Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables

You can find it on Amazon with the following link: https://amzn.to/4cr3HYq

Here is a brief introduction to the book.

Dive into the profound teachings of Jesus with "Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables." This enlightening book offers an in-depth exploration of 41 of Jesus' most powerful parables, each carefully unpacked to reveal its deeper meaning and practical applications for our lives today.

Why Parables?

Jesus used parables—simple yet profound stories rooted in everyday life—to convey the mysteries of the Kingdom of God. These parables engage the heart and mind, inviting readers to reflect deeply on their lives, relationships, and faith. "Timeless Wisdom" captures the essence of these parables, making their lessons accessible and relevant to contemporary readers.

Comprehensive and Insightful

From the well-known Parable of the Good Samaritan to the thought-provoking Parable of the Yeast, each story is presented with its historical and cultural context, followed by a narrative that delves into its spiritual depth and practical relevance. This book covers a wide range of themes, including:

• Personal Transformation: Embrace the call to repentance and spiritual growth.
• Kingdom Values: Discover the counter-cultural values of the Kingdom of Heaven, such as humility, mercy, and righteousness.
• Stewardship and Accountability: Understand the importance of using God's gifts wisely and being faithful stewards.
• Compassion and Forgiveness: Reflect God's love in your relationships by extending grace and mercy to others.
• Persistence and Readiness: Cultivate vigilance and perseverance in your spiritual journey.
• Humility and Repentance: Approach God with a contrite heart, recognizing your need for His grace.
• Eternal Perspective: Live with an awareness of eternity, prioritizing spiritual growth and relationships that reflect God's love.

Engaging and Transformative

"Timeless Wisdom" invites you to experience the transformative power of Jesus' teachings. By integrating the lessons of the parables into your daily life, you can cultivate a deeper relationship with God and live out the values of His Kingdom in practical and meaningful ways. This book is a call to action, challenging you to examine your life, make necessary changes, and live in a way that honors and glorifies God.

Perfect for Reflection and Study

Whether you are new to the teachings of Jesus or seeking to deepen your understanding, "Timeless Wisdom" serves as an excellent resource for personal reflection, group study, or sermon preparation. Each chapter provides clear explanations, thought-provoking questions, and practical insights that encourage you to apply the lessons of the parables to your everyday life.

Join the Journey

Embark on a journey through the parables of Jesus and discover timeless wisdom that speaks to every generation. Let the stories that captivated first-century audiences inspire and challenge you today. With "Timeless Wisdom," you can unlock the life-changing lessons of Jesus' parables and experience the joy and fulfillment that come from living in alignment with God's will.

About the Author

Bill Conley is a dedicated author and teacher with a passion for uncovering and sharing the profound truths of Scripture. With a background in ministry and a heart for helping others grow in their faith, Bill brings clarity and insight to the timeless teachings of Jesus. His engaging writing style and deep understanding of biblical principles make "Timeless Wisdom" a must-read for anyone seeking to enrich their spiritual journey.

The second book is a companion study guide for Timeless Wisdom,

Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus’ Parables: Companion Study Guide

You can find this on Amazon with the following link: https://amzn.to/4ePvwLD

Here is a brief introduction to the book.

"Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables - Study Guide"

Discover the transformative power of Jesus' parables with "Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables - Study Guide." This comprehensive guide deepens your understanding and application of the timeless truths in Jesus' parables. Whether you are a seasoned Bible scholar, a new believer, or seeking spiritual growth, this study guide offers invaluable insights and practical wisdom to enrich your faith journey.

Unlocking Timeless Truths

Jesus' parables are rich with meaning, offering profound lessons on faith, humility, forgiveness, stewardship, and the Kingdom of God. "Timeless Wisdom" delves into these parables, unraveling their significance and exploring their relevance to contemporary life. Each parable is carefully examined, providing a detailed understanding of its context, themes, and spiritual implications. By engaging with this study guide, you will uncover the layers of meaning in Jesus' teachings and discover how to apply these lessons to your daily life.

Designed for Individual and Group Study

"Timeless Wisdom" is crafted to be a versatile resource, suitable for both individual reflection and group discussion. Each parable is accompanied by thought-provoking questions that encourage personal introspection and lively conversation. These questions are designed to challenge your thinking, inspire deeper understanding, and foster meaningful dialogue. Whether you are studying alone, with a small group, or in a larger Bible study setting, this guide will facilitate a rich and rewarding exploration of Jesus' parables.

Independent and Companion Study Guide

This study guide stands on its own as a powerful tool for spiritual growth, but it is also an excellent companion to the main book, "Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables." While the main book provides a broader overview of the parables and their lessons, this guide offers a focused and interactive approach to studying these teachings. Together, they provide a comprehensive and cohesive understanding of the parables, enhancing your study experience and deepening your spiritual insights.

Practical Applications for Daily Living

One of the strengths of this study guide is its emphasis on practical application. Jesus' parables are not just stories; they are lessons meant to transform lives. "Timeless Wisdom" encourages you to reflect on how each parable applies to your own life and challenges you to make practical changes. By engaging with the study questions and reflections, you will be inspired to live out the principles of the parables, fostering personal growth and positive change in your relationships, decisions, and actions.

Why Use This Study Guide?

• Deepen Your Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Jesus' parables and their spiritual significance.
• Personal and Group Reflection: Engage with thought-provoking questions that encourage personal introspection and group discussion.
• Practical Application: Discover practical ways to apply the lessons of the parables to your daily life.
• Versatile Resource: Suitable for individual study, small group discussions, and larger Bible study settings.
• Companion to the Main Book: Enhance your study experience by using this guide alongside "Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables."

This study guide is a valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Jesus' teachings and apply His wisdom to everyday life. Whether used independently or as a companion to the main book, "Timeless Wisdom: Unlocking the Life-Changing Lessons of Jesus' Parables - Study Guide" will enrich your spiritual journey and inspire meaningful growth.

I encourage you to purchase these books, they will change your life.

Bill Conley

coachbillconley@gmail.com

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Does making changes in your life frighten you? 

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Who are you, really? Why are you here, on this planet at this time? What is the purpose of your life? Do you have a clearly defined purpose to your life? 

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Is there anyone you need to forgive and learn to love? 

In this journey through life, do you feel safe, loved, appreciated, respected, honored, grateful and wanted? 

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Ten useful etiquotee tips for dating in 2014

Good morning

If you have the time you may want to check out an article I wrote that was published this morning on divorcedmoms.com

Just cut and paste the URL or just click on the link below.

http://divorcedmoms.com/articles/ten-useful-etiquotte-tips-for-dating-in-2014

Check back to divorcedmoms.com to see more of my articles throughout the upcoming year. They have asked me to write what divorce is like from a Father's point of view. Mom's need to know what the Dad is thinking.


Have a wonderful morning and an amazing New Year.

Bill

Love, what is love, what love is not

As I was walking God was talking and this is what he said.

 

Several years ago I spent a great deal of time walking and as I walked I carried a notebook and a pen. I received what I know to be Devine inspiration from God. What you are about to read is what God would like us all to hear. I believe God gave me these words to write down so that I might share them with the world. God our Father in Heaven wants us all to know he Loves us and he also wants us all to know that Love is much more than never having to say you are sorry.

 

Please take time to reflect on the words given to me by God our Father in Heaven. God has instructed me to tell you that he would like to ask each of you to take the time to read these words aloud twice a day for thirty days. He knows that by doing this, you will change your life forever. You will also change the lives of everyone around you.

 

Lastly, before you start to read you need to know. The words you are about to read were given to me and I wrote them down in the order in which I received them. I have not altered or changed the sequence in which they were given to me, nor have I added or subtracted from them since I received them. I wrote down word for word what God our Father in Heaven wanted us all to hear.

 

Enjoy what God our Father in Heaven has provided me as a gift to you and to all those you know.

 

God Bless one and all.

What is love?

As I was walking, the Lord was talking and this is what he said – in order.

Love is appreciation, acceptance, thinking of others.

Love is acceptance of one's self and others and appreciation of what you have been so generously and graciously given.

Love is service to others with a smile.

Love acknowledges others. Sacrifices for others. Recognizes others.

Love forgives others and also forgives one’s self for wrong doing.

Love is patience, kind, understanding, empathetic and compassionate.

Love is not exclusively sensual or sexual contact, the act of love making, looking lovely or beautiful, stares from others.

Love is not your external appearance and does not judge others external appearances.

Love is trust.

Love is honor.

Love is respect.

Love is obedience.

Love giving without the expectation of receiving back from your unconditional gift.

Love is not selfish.

Love is not greedy.

Love is not self-centered.

Love is not jealous.

Love is not envious.

Love is not impatient.

Love is not needy.

Love is not out of control; love does not lose control of one’s self.

Love is not angry.

Love is not bitter.

Love is not or hostile.

Love is a state of calm, peace and harmony with one’s self and others.

Love is spending time together because you desire to, it is not in what you are doing that matters but the fact that you are doing it together.

Love is not only kissing, physical contact, physical intimacy.

Love reaches deeper and is committed to one another and a common cause or belief, a desire to please one another, sharing, caring, and daring to be yourself.

Love is not pretentious.

Love is not narcissistic.

Love is not egotistical.

Love is acceptance of others for who they are and not for who they are not.

Love does not desire to change others but accepts them imperfections and all.

Love is finding joy in every situation and circumstance and trial that life has to offer.

Love is not a state of neediness.

Love does not take but gives.

Love is not boastful.

Love is not prideful.

Love is not vain.

Love is not insecure.

Love is the gift of giving

Love desires to please others and comfort others.

Love is patient, kind and understanding.

Love is giving a gift to someone else when they least expect it.

Love is giving a gift to those or others who are incapable of repaying you.

Love is God's grace – grace is a gift from God that we are unable to repay.

Love is being the first one to say you are sorry.

Love is being the first one to back down from a fight, an argument, a quarrel or disagreement.

Love does not have to be right all the time.

Love is giving in or compromising to promote peace and harmony.

Love is not sweating the small or trivial things in life and remembering that everything is small or trivial.

Love thinks before it speaks.

Love is slow to anger.

Love is being a good listener.

Love is thinking and acting positively, optimistically and with gladness in your heart.

Love is living with personal integrity, honesty and truth.

Love is not to be confused with lust

Love is sticking it out through the difficult times.

Love means never giving up or giving in to temptation or sin.

Love means taking your difficulties about life to the Lord in prayer and obedience and not your friends.

Love is relying on the Lord and not others.

Love does not seek to honor men but to honor the Lord.

Love does not seek its own glory, honor and praise.

Love is humble.

Love is having the freedom to be yourself without the fear, uncertainty and doubt that comes from worrying about how others feel about you.

Love does not judge others and does not worry about being judged by others.

Love is obedience to our mother and father and our Father in Heaven.

Love is respect for others in all circumstances.

Love is not destructive to others or to one’s self; it does not seek to destroy but to build up.

Love does not gossip.

Love does not slander.

Love does not speak harshly.

Love does not speak behind another’s back.

Love builds others up.

Love speaks kindly of others.

Love, respects the rights and feelings of others.

Love respects the opinions and beliefs of others.

Love appreciates and respects the imperfections of others.

Love does not point out others imperfections, weaknesses or acts of indiscretion.

Love does not keep secrets because love does not listen to secrets.

Love looks for opportunities to give.

Love is a gracious and thankful recipient of gifts from others.

Love respects the feelings of others.

Love puts the needs, wants and desires of others before their own.

Love is not critical of others.

Love does not criticize others.

Love is not mean to others, verbally or physically.

Love means going with the flow and following the work and will of the Lord.

Love does not attempt to create one's own will and desires but listens to guidance from the Holy Spirit as to the Lord's will.

Love means accepting and forgiving your enemies or those who attempt to harm you.

Love does not blame, shame or find fault in others.

Love means accepting personal responsibility for your actions regardless of the consequences.

Love does not grumble.

Love does not complain.

Love does not compare one with another. We are all God’s children.

Love is obedience to the Lord's commands and commandments.

Love does not judge others.

Love does not worry about one’s life but seeks reliance and assurance from the Lord.

Love does not purposely cause or inflict pain.

Love does not seek revenge.

Love is not vengeful.

Love begins and ends with you, you are love, the Lord loves you, accepts you for who you are – unconditionally.

Love is not something you seek after, give love freely and freely you will receive love.

Love is a gift from the Lord,

Love today, live today, forgive today, and serve today, love as the Lord has loved you – unconditionally.

Love is not only listening, but listening to what is being spoken.

Love is more than three words which can be easily spoken; love is putting those three spoken words into action.

Love is tolerant of other people’s differences.

Love is not what you get back but what you give.

Love is not what you possess but what you give away.

Love does not attempt to keep up with our neighbors.

Love is prayer.

Love is joy.

Love is happiness.

Love means being content regardless of the circumstance.

Love is not wanting more but getting by with what you have been so graciously given.

Love knows the rules, accepting the rules and obeying the rules.

Love is acceptance of what one has and not grumbling or complaining about what one does not have.

Love does not tease others.

Love does not make fun of others or make them the butt of jokes, especially in front of others.

Love is thanking the Lord for everything.

Love appreciates everything the Lord has created.

Love does not compare one person to another.

Love is a thankful heart for all the Lord has blessed you with.

Love does not seek to conquer but looks for equality in all things.

Love does not destroy, rather it builds up.

Love is affection, affirmation and the gift of time spent together.

Love is not what you do for you but what you do for others.

Love is not about where you have gone that matters but where you are headed.

Love means never having to go to bed angry.

Love means never being forced or coerced into saying you are sorry. The Lord loves a repentant heart.

Love is service to others.

Love is calm, a state of peace and tranquility.

Love is of the Lord.

 

The two new commandments given to us in the New Testament are…..

 

Matthew 22:37-40

New International Version (NIV)

³⁷ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁴⁰ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Begin living your life anew, refreshed with the knowledge that you are loved and in loving and serving others you will find the peace, joy and happiness that you deserve.

Over the years tens of thousands of people have challenged themselves every day to repeat this list over and over for thirty days as I have suggested and have reported that it did indeed change their life.  Many have indicated that they had substituted the word love with their name to make it more personal.  If you read this every day for thirty days I promise the change brought about in your life will forever change you for the better. Everyone you know and everyone you come in contact with will see the light that shines within you, they will feel your love and they will be drawn to your positive energy.

Follow me on twitter at billconley7, or friend me on Facebook or email me at billhytek@hotmail.com.

 

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all and thank you for reading my blog.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all and thank you for reading my blog.

I have been inspired recently to write a little bit more by my family and friends and for their support I am grateful.

There is so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season, for starters, if you are reading this, you are alive.

I was in a conference once where the topic was being grateful for our wayward teens and the leader of the conference who knew the frustration we lived with each day said something I will never forget. He said, just be grateful that your child breaths, even if that is the only thing that you can be grateful for because you see the alternative is that they would be dead. I started to view my teen differently from that day forward.

During that conference they gave us time to go out and do random acts of kindness during the day and report back that evening.  I must admit at first I had no idea what I was going to do but by the end of the day I had been transformed by how simple acts of random kindness not only affected those I helped but how it touched my heart to its core.

I left the facility not knowing what I would do or where I would go and eventually decided I would go into a Wendy’s and buy someone person’s lunch.  I noticed an elderly woman with a young boy around the age of 10 at the counter and getting ready to pay.  I rushed to the counter and asked if I could pay for their meal. At first they said no but finally agreed to let me pay for the meal.  I sat down with the elderly woman and young boy and asked them who they were and what they were up to that day, this is what I found out.  The young boy was celebrating his birthday that day and his grandmother was taking him to a nearby Walmart to buy a video game with the $10 dollars he had gotten for his birthday. His grandmother indicated she lived in a nearby trailer court that her husband of 55 years had recently passed away, that the boy’s Mother and Father where drug addicts and could not celebrate his birthday because they were no-where to be found.  As I listened to their story, I began to weep and my heart went out to the elderly woman and her grandson.  We sat and talked for nearly an hour an as I listened my heart grew larger with compassion and empathy.  At the end of the meal, the two of them indicated it was time for them to leave and go to Walmart to purchase the video game the boy was hoping to buy.  I told them the game would cost much more than $10 dollars and I suggested I go with them and help them select a game that they could reasonably afford.  As I suspected, the games were closer to $50 each.  I ended up buying two games for the young boy and told him to keep his money and save it for college.  We were all crying at that point and I left feeling as though I had touched the hearts of both the Grandmother and her young grandson.

I left the Walmart again not knowing where I was heading and as I was driving I noticed a self-serve car wash and decided that I would pay for the car wash of the next person that came in.  I waited for what seemed for 10 minutes when a large muddy pickup truck with dual back wheel tires rolled into the wash and out stepped a very elderly man.  I quickly ran over and asked the man if I could pay for his truck to wash and suggested to him that he could sit back and I would wash and dry his truck for him.  At first he said absolutely not but after a little prodding he agreed to let me wash his truck.  As I washed we struck up a conversation and I found out he was 86 years old and his wife had passed away 10 years ago, he had three sons who lived in the State but he hadn’t seen any of them for the past 8 years.  He had no permanent residence and the truck he was driving was the type that you could hook a trailer up to and so he lived from trailer park to trailer park.  He indicated his children no longer had time for him, that they were just too busy with their life and that he was all alone and sad all the time.  As we talked I could tell he was just happy to have someone to talk with who took some interest in what he was saying.  It took me nearly 2 hours to wash and dry his truck.  I was working very slowly because I could tell this gentleman was enjoying our conversation.  Initially I was asking quite a few questions just to get the man talking but after a while I really didn’t have to say anything. I listened as the old man talked and after I was completely done and we said our goodbyes, I sat in my car and weep.  I was so touched by this gentleman’s story and the sadness that that enveloped his life.  I said a prayer for him and went about my business looking for another opportunity to serve.

I decided to go to a nursing home and asked the receptionist if it would be OK for me to go and visit with some of the people living in the home. She indicated that they had just started to play bingo and if I liked I could go and call out the numbers, which is exactly what I did.  I called out the numbers for two games and as I did, I told jokes and tried to be funny and upbeat.  It seemed as though everyone was enjoying me putting some energy into calling the numbers.  I too was having a great time interacting with those living in the home playing bingo.  When I finished I went back up to the front desk and asked the receptionist if there was anyone living in the home who hadn’t had a visitor for a while and she indicated there was an elderly woman who hadn’t have a visitor in 5 years.  I asked if I could see her and spend some time with her.  Shortly thereafter a nurse brought an elderly in a woman to the front lobby. Confused at first the elderly woman had no idea who I was and I explained to her I was here to see her and let her know she was not forgotten and that I loved her.  When I said this to her, her whole face began to light up and she had the biggest smile on her face. I wanted her to know that I was a friend and that she was a gift to me and I was extremely glad to be there talking with her.  Our conversation lasted for nearly an hour when she had to leave for dinner.  As I left I gave her a great big hug and told her again how much she meant to me and that I loved her.  I then pushed her wheelchair to the dinner room and left and as I left, I past the receptionist who had a tears in her eyes.  She told me that was the sweetest thing she had seen in her five years working at the nursing home.  Little did she know it was I who was the one who received the greatest gift of joy.

That day will forever be etched in my mind as one of the happiest days of my life.  For a brief period of time, it was about me and my problems. I came away with two guiding principles that I still live by; the first being, “it is not about me and secondly, love and serve others”.

I am extremely grateful this Thanksgiving season for the many blessing that come my way each and every day and I would encourage all to go out experience the gift of peace, happiness and joy that comes from a random act of kindness.

May God bless you all and know this; God loves you and he asks that you love yourself and then go out and love others as yourself.

What Love is, What Love is not.

                                

As I was walking God was talking and this is what he said.

 

Several years ago I spent a great deal of time walking and as I walked I carried a notebook and a pen. I received what I know to be Devine inspiration from God. What you are about to read is what God would like us all to hear. I believe God gave me these words to write down so that I might share them with the world. God our Father in Heaven wants us all to know he Loves us and he also wants us all to know that Love is much more than never having to say you are sorry.

 

Please take time to reflect on the words given to me by God our Father in Heaven. God has instructed me to tell you that he would like to ask each of you to take the time to read these words aloud twice a day for thirty days. He knows that by doing this, you will change your life forever. You will also change the lives of everyone around you.

 

Lastly, before you start to read you need to know. The words you are about to read were given to me and I wrote them down in the order in which I received them. I have not altered or changed the sequence in which they were given to me, nor have I added or subtracted from them since I received them. I wrote down word for word what God our Father in Heaven wanted us all to hear.

 

Enjoy what God our Father in Heaven has provided me as a gift to you and to all those you know.

 

God Bless one and all.

What is love?

As I was walking, the Lord was talking and this is what he said – in order.

Love is appreciation, acceptance, thinking of others.

Love is acceptance of one's self and others and appreciation of what you have been so generously and graciously given.

Love is service to others with a smile.

Love acknowledges others. Sacrifices for others. Recognizes others.

Love forgives others and also forgives one’s self for wrong doing.

Love is patience, kind, understanding, empathetic and compassionate.

Love is not exclusively sensual or sexual contact, the act of love making, looking lovely or beautiful, stares from others.

Love is not your external appearance and does not judge others external appearances.

Love is trust.

Love is honor.

Love is respect.

Love is obedience.

Love giving without the expectation of receiving back from your unconditional gift.

Love is not selfish.

Love is not greedy.

Love is not self-centered.

Love is not jealous.

Love is not envious.

Love is not impatient.

Love is not needy.

Love is not out of control; love does not lose control of one’s self.

Love is not angry.

Love is not bitter.

Love is not or hostile.

Love is a state of calm, peace and harmony with one’s self and others.

Love is spending time together because you desire to, it is not in what you are doing that matters but the fact that you are doing it together.

Love is not only kissing, physical contact, physical intimacy.

Love reaches deeper and is commitment to one another and a common course or belief, a desire to please one another, sharing, caring, and daring to be yourself.

Love is not pretentious.

Love is not narcissistic.

Love is not egotistical.

Love is acceptance of others for who they are and not for who they are not.

Love does not desire to change others but accepts them imperfections and all.

Love is finding joy in every situation and circumstance and trial that life has to offer.

Love is not a state of neediness.

Love does not take but gives.

Love is not boastful.

Love is not prideful.

Love is not vain.

Love is not insecure.

Love is the gift of giving

Love desires to please others and comfort others.

Love is patient, kind and understanding.

Love is giving a gift to someone else when they least expect it.

Love is giving a gift to those or others who are incapable of repaying you.

Love is God's grace – grace is a gift from God that we are unable to repay.

Love is being the first one to say you are sorry.

Love is being the first one to back down from a fight, an argument, a quarrel or disagreement.

Love does not have to be right all the time.

Love is giving in or compromising to promote peace and harmony.

Love is not sweating the small or trivial things in life and remembering that everything is small or trivial.

Love thinks before it speaks.

Love is slow to anger.

Love is being a good listener.

Love is thinking and acting positively, optimistically and with gladness in your heart.

Love is living with personal integrity, honesty and truth.

Love is not to be confused with lust

Love is sticking it out through the difficult times.

Love means never giving up or giving in to temptation or sin.

Love means taking your difficulties about life to the Lord in prayer and obedience and not your friends.

Love is reliance in the Lord and not others.

Love does not seek to honor men but to honor the Lord.

Love does not seek its own glory, honor and praise.

Love is humble.

Love is having the freedom to be yourself without the fear, uncertainty and doubt that comes from worrying about how others feel about you.

Love does not judge others and does not worry about being judged by others.

Love is obedience to our mother and father and our Father in Heaven.

Love is respect for others in all circumstances.

Love is not destructive to others or to one’s self; it does not seek to destroy but to build up.

Love does not gossip.

Love does not slander.

Love does not speak harshly.

Love does not speak behind another’s back.

Love builds others up.

Love speaks kindly of others.

Love, respects the rights and feelings of others.

Love respects the opinions and beliefs of others.

Love appreciates and respects the imperfections of others.

Love does not point out others imperfections, weaknesses or acts of indiscretion.

Love does not keep secrets because love does not listen to secrets.

Love looks for opportunities to give.

Love is a gracious and thankful recipient of gifts from others.

Love respects the feelings of others.

Love puts the needs, wants and desires of others before their own.

Love is not critical of others.

Love does not criticize others.

Love is not mean to others, verbally or physically.

Love means going with the flow and following the work and will of the Lord.

Love does not attempt to create one's own will and desires but listens to guidance from the Holy Spirit as to the Lord's will.

Love means accepting and forgiving your enemies or those who attempt to harm you.

Love does not blame, shame or find fault in others.

Love means accepting personal responsibility for your actions regardless of the consequences.

Love does not grumble.

Love does not complain.

Love does not compare one with another. We are all God’s children.

Love is obedience to the Lord's commands and commandments.

Love does not judge others.

Love does not worry about one’s life but seeks reliance and assurance from the Lord.

Love does not purposely cause or inflict pain.

Love does not seek revenge.

Love is not vengeful.

Love begins and ends with you, you are love, the Lord loves you, accepts you for who you are – unconditionally.

Love is not       something you seek after, give love freely and freely you will receive love.

Love is a gift from the Lord,

Love today, live today, forgive today, and serve today, love as the Lord has loved you – unconditionally.

Love is not only listening, but hearing to what is being spoken.

Love is more than three words which can be easily spoken; love is putting those three spoken words into action.

Love is tolerance of other people’s differences.

Love is not what you get back but what you give.

Love is not what you possess but what you give away.

Love does not attempt to keep up with our neighbors.

Love is prayer.

Love is joy.

Love is happiness.

Love means being content regardless of the circumstance.

Love is not wanting more but getting by with what you have been so graciously given.

Love is knowing the rules, accepting the rules and obeying the rules.

Love is acceptance of what one has and not grumbling or complaining about what one does not have.

Love does not tease others.

Love does not make fun of others or make them the butt of jokes, especially in front of others.

Love is thanking the Lord for everything.

Love appreciates everything the Lord has created.

Love does not compare one person to another.

Love is a thankful heart for all the Lord has blessed you with.

Love does not seek to conquer but looks for equality in all things.

Love does not destroy, rather it builds up.

Love is affection, affirmation and the gift of time spent together.

Love is not what you do for yourself but what you do for others.

Love is not about where you have gone that matters but where you are headed.

Love means never having to go to bed angry.

Love means never being forced or coerced into saying you are sorry. The Lord loves a repentant heart.

Love is service to others.

Love is calm, a state of peace and tranquility.

Love is of the Lord.

 

The two new commandments given to us in the New Testament are…..

 

Matthew 22:37-40

New International Version (NIV)

³⁷ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁴⁰ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Begin living your life anew, refreshed with the knowledge that you are loved and in loving and serving others you will find the peace, joy and happiness that you deserve.