Loving neighbor is hard, but
it is God’s command for every person to show love to his/her neighbor. Since
God is love, then all those people who love God must also love others. One way
to love a neighbor can be through giving or sharing blessings. Once you share,
then you’re already showing love. So, neighbors will be thankful to you.
Meaning, once you help your neighbors, they will help you more when you
need them.
Not all neighbors you show love to them will love you
back. There are really people who will disrespect you, just like when you help
them, they will not accept it and their feed-backs to you would not be as good.
But also in love, you should do corrections to your neighbors when they do bad
things because love will never do bad deeds, but of course love means doing
good deeds. So, it is so important to make corrections, but it doesn't mean
you’re correct all the time because nobody’s perfect.
Most neighbors really have different attitudes, so
there’s a possibility that some people whom you showed love to them, still hates you. And that’s normal, even Jesus, who is already a perfect one,
yet still many hated and persecuted Him.
So, loving neighbor is really hard and it takes patience,
sacrifice, and commitment just like Jesus. But surely, there will be a great
reward wherein this will be claimed in Heaven for those who obey God’s
commandment and since this is also one of His great commandments.
It’s a good thing that when we obey God’s word, surely
blessings will overflow, and especially, a protection from God will strongly be
with us. God will surely be pleased when we follow Him whole-Heartedly. So,
following God is indeed a great challenging one and it needs a 100% full
commitment.
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