Love does no harm

By: Melissa Green

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:10 In highschool, I had a friend who I trusted and I told her to pray for me in an area that I had a weakness in. She told me she would pray for me. I was crushed when I overheard her telling someone what I had confided to her. She was telling it as if I were an evil person and because of this weakness she said I wasn’t saved. She seemed so proud to point out my fault to others and that was her excuse to reject me... I was bad. I felt betrayed and embarrassed. I cried out to God. He and my “true” friends and family comforted me and built me up and encouraged me. I learned that we will never be perfect on this side of heaven and God is not going to reject us because we have weaknesses. His strength is made perfect in our weaknesses. And we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ. We can not earn salvation. I later found out that she was jealous of me because I was so kind and I “seemed” to have it all and she was just waiting for the opportunity to make me look bad, especially in front of my boyfriend who she secretly liked. I wasn’t the first person she had done this to. Romans 13:8-10 says, “Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet and if there is another commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to a neighbor: therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” I challenge you to stop focusing on other’s or your imperfections but instead focus on how you can be kind, loving and encouraging to others and yourself. For this is what pleases God.

Have a wonderful week.

God Bless!

Juventude