What You Cannot Change, Love Would
‘’You cannot force anyone to do what you want them to do but when you love them with the love of God, a day will come that in their subconscious mind that they will manifest the change you want’’
The love that changes a man or woman is not the Eros, Storge or Phileo love; it is Agape. You cannot change anyone with these three kinds of love previously mentioned. In fact, feelings can never change anyone, likewise lust and infatuation. Due to ignorance, many believe when they marry a person, they will change or their carnal love will make them change. No! A colleague of mine at work shared the conversion story of a great man of God, how that a girl insistently told him about Jesus and he drove her away for the three days that she came. But on the third day, beside his sick bed as he was diagnosed of an incurable tuberculosis, the lady wept bitterly and implored him to accept Jesus and he was touched in his soul in spite of how harsh he had treated her. Reluctantly, he agreed to accept Him but the girl was happy and gave him a Bible. This was how David Yonggi-Cho, the man who had the largest congregation in South Korea gave his life to Christ. The love that changes is divine, patient and it tolerates. Only those who have encountered the love of God can express True love. It is the love that drives the lover to his knees and agonizes for the soul of the loved till changes manifest in their life. It is the love that acts as a fool so that the loved can become wise and restored. I also remembered a real story I heard in church. A middle-aged woman was living with a native doctor who sought every means of attacking her because of the power of God in her life. He tried her in the spirit realm but failed and he concluded to go physical by getting her angry. One day, the man came out of his room and saw her child playing in the lobby, he deliberately gave her a slap and she cried to her mother. The woman came out, went on her knees to apologize to him. Seeing this that she had done, he dashed into his room and wept and as a result of that, he gave his life to Christ in the long run. Do you have this kind of love that doesn’t get angry if it was offended? It is only possible when you have encountered the love of God.
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