My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do. 1 John 3:18: ERV: This verse calls us to a love that is both active and honest. Saying we love is easy; showing it costs something. True Christian love moves beyond warm words to concrete help, feeding, listening, defending, forgiving, while being guided by truth so our actions heal rather than enable. Let your faith be measured by the hands you use and the integrity behind them: love that serves, and truth that restores. I like to journal and look for one practical need during the week and meet it. Then I Ask myself whether my help protects and restores rather than simply comforts. I let truth shape my motives so my actions point people to Christ. As I journal I pray for me to be better at forgiving myself and others. At the end of the day when I journal sometimes I surprise myself.

Dear Blessed Lord Jesus, make my love real. Give me eyes to see needs, hands to help, and a heart shaped by truth. Keep me from empty words and lead me into deeds that heal and point others to You. Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Your Precious Name Amen.