What happened to love?
By Teboho
Masakala (C)
Inspired by
Mr Thami Kankalane and Prophet Michael Voyiya
“If I speak
in tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I am only a resounding gong
or a clanging cymbal. Love is patient,
love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not
dishonour others. It is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails” 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
If the is
one thing that truly proves that we care for one another is love. Love covers
all. We live in an era where our love for our fellows brothers and sisters has depleted. It has been substituted with hate,
instead of showing love we do the opposite.
In our
everyday life we come across needy people, poor people who needs our help but
instead of helping them, we either complain, laugh or totally be ignorant. If a
friend, family or anyone who might need our help, instead of buying them shoes,
food or whatever they need, we turn a blind eye and act like we don’t care
because it doesn’t affect us.
When you
help, help out of love and don’t do it for Facebook likes or to be respected by
people. Let love be the thing that motivates you to help others.
We see
people helping the less fortunate not with good intentions but to parade them
on social media and to get praise forgetting that those people they are parading
are human beings with feelings who don’t appreciate the state they find
themselves in but because of their background they have to accept what they are
given not because they want but because they need them.
If you give
out of love, let it be between you, God and the people you are giving to
without inviting the whole world. By so doing you let love reign and show that
you care for the person you are helping.
Show love not only to your immediate family but to every living being.
When you help someone, take that as an investment that will help you in future
or your children.
Do not
complain when you help people because love does not complain. Its patient and
kind. The person you helped today might help you tomorrow. The way you showed
love and generosity to them is a seed which will grow to help you or others.
Even if it might not be you being helped, someone will benefit from that seed
of love you planted when you helped.
People are
bound to make mistakes and offend you as many times as they can but do not keep
a record of their wrongs but forgive them. Show love through forgiveness, doing
so you free yourself from holding on to pain and freeing the person you are
forgiving. Love forgives and doesn’t keep record of wrongs. If Jesus can
forgive you for all the sins you made since you were born and those you make
after forgiving you, why can’t you do the same?
Love has no
status nor a title. When you practice love, your title or status doesn’t matter
because love is not full of pride nor is self seeking. Jesus left heaven to
come to the earth to reconcile us with our Father, he became nothing though he
had it all. He is a King of Kings, Lord of lords yet he didn’t let his title
stop him from doing the will of God. Everything done out of love bears fruits
and prospers. God multiplies and blesses it.
As a child
of God, be led by love, be propelled by love to do good. Let love be the
ultimate reason you help others. May God bless you.
By Teboho
Masakala (C)
Inspired by
Mr Thami Kankalane and Prophet Michael Voyiya
Copyright:
Teboho Masakala (C)
