Let Love Be Your Compass
- Isaias Laureano
- Jul 24
- 2 min read
Verse of the Week
1 Corinthians 16:13-13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
Weekly Message
A compass is a device for navigation and guidance, essential for staying on course and avoiding pitfalls. It ensures we're heading in the right direction, preventing us from getting lost. Love serves as our compass! Scripture instructs us that all our actions should be rooted in love. This flows from standing firm in faith and nurturing the fruit of the Spirit, which is love.
While the world may suggest boundaries on how men express love, which often keeps them isolated behind a "macho" mask, the Holy Spirit commands us to act with courage and strength, letting love lead in everything we do. Love has the power to transform and redirect our circumstances when we allow it to take charge. It softens hearts and opens the door for God to work through us.
We must reflect and examine our love compass to see if our thoughts, words, and actions align with the love that guides us. Love should shape the way we choose our words and actions, guiding us to honor God. Love empowers us to reflect Christ's character and be vigilant men of faith, strong and firmly rooted in God’s love.
Weekly prayer
God, we pray for a spirit-led life of love, a life guided by overwhelming love that unifies us. I pray that we stir one another up with love and good works. That our love reflects the image of Christ and draws people closer to You. We thank you for every opportunity that calls for an act of love, every person who receives a response filled with love, and the actions we take that demonstrate the character-filled men of love that we strive to be. Help us to remain watchful, firm, and godly men who are strong and not afraid to show the love of Christ to those we are surrounded by. I pray that you help us love even when our flesh resists what the Spirit is leading us to do. I pray we learn to love our enemies and let love cover the multitude of sins. All of this we pray, in Jesus' name, Amen!
Interaction Question
What does loving your enemy look like?
What are examples of ways a Godly man loves at his workplace?
What is one thing/person you need to learn how to love?
Written by: Isaias Laureano
The best way to love your enemies is to pray for them, listen to them and try to understand what is going on in their lives.
Being a Godly man and showing love in the workplace involves leading by example, servanthood and standing firm in your beliefs.
To limit one thing/person on learning to love is a challenge. But my most challenging things nowadays are people who continue to bash godly leaders, both in a spiritual sense and in the political realm. Maybe I am as close minded as they are. Hope not.
This is amazing Isaias. Powerful, powerful insight. I honestly don’t think we can talk about love enough. The question about loving our enemies truly makes me pause. To me…that’s a “compass question.” It’s pointing me in “The Most Excellent Way.”
I believe I as a man have to truly love myself the way God loves me. Meaning I have to get pass always putting myself on the back burner thinking that I’m honestly keeping my family together by always sacrificing my needs. Jesus died for all of us. Yes I must be the head of my family but not the provider of all needs. I have to let God be God and man be man I can’t supply every need to my family but miss out on the things God has for me because I feel I still haven’t took care of everyone else’s needs. I need to accept the same love, comfort and price of mind from God for…
Loving my enemy is ultimately not having any enemies. Forgiveness should be in all of our hearts because Christ lead through and forgiveness. I believe in my heart having grudges and holding people hostage for thier past mistakes isn’t Christ like, easy said hard done. None of us deserve forgiveness for our sin yet we are found righteous in Gods eyes. We must do the same as he has done for us
What does loving your enemy look like?
Loving your enemy would.look like a life that is dead to itself.
In the natural your emotions are stirred but when you stop and pray you can yield to the Spirit, this is a fruit of self control that you can begin to pray for your enemies.
Pausing and praying before we react brings immediate peace and postures us to hear from the Lord who is our avenger. We can then walk in the Spirit and love, rather then allowing the flesh to have its way.
2. What are examples of ways a Godly man loves at his workplace?
Being the godly example, submitting to authority unless it contradicts the Word.
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