LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR

Jesus makes us a promise in the Gospel of Matthew, in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, "Love God with your whole heart and soul and your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you shall have eternal life."

So, Jesus makes an important promise here and Jesus keeps His promises. So, my question is, "How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives? Thanks.

Jesus makes us a promise in the Gospel of Matthew, in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, "Love God with your whole heart and soul and your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you shall have eternal life."
So, Jesus makes an important promise here and Jesus keeps His promises. So, my question is, "How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives?

...my question is, "How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives?

Jesus makes us a promise in the Gospel of Matthew, in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, "Love God with your whole heart and soul and your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you shall have eternal life."

So, Jesus makes an important promise here and Jesus keeps His promises. So, my question is, "How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives? Thanks.

"How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives?

Another great thread, if you ask me. It calls us to reflect how we apply our faith. I definitely can always do better.

I suppose it starts, or should anyway, lol, by having One on one time with our Lord, the One, who is love. He helps us to love as we are called. He calls us to thank Him, and rejoice in Him, to also take time and pray for others. I can get caught up in myself, or take myself too seriously, so I always ask Him to help me in this area so I have room to think on others.

Another way starts in our thoughts, try to find the lovely, thinking well of others, hoping only the best for them. I don't like when peeps assume the worst in me, so I try not to do that with others. I think loving others starts in our thoughts. I want the meditation of my thoughts be pleasing to Him. I think He cares how we love others, even in the privacy of our minds.

Another, being kind in our dealings with others, showing mercy, and always be looking for little ways we can serve others, even if it is just listening, showing tender loving care...wow..we all know how being listened to brings comfort. He wants us to care for one another which can be exhausting, too weary, it seems, to care like I know He wants me too. This is why I/we need Him desperately.

Your thread has me thinking of one of my fav scriptures ..

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV

How about you? What do you think?

Charlirenee, actually I think you have answered the question well.

I too think that we can look to Scripture for the answer to 'Love of God and Neighbor'. Specifically, look at Jesus' teachings in the Gospel of Matthew's 'Judgement of Nations'. In this reading, Jesus makes it clear that we show our love of neighbor when we help those in need. More importantly, we show our love for Jesus, God, through our love of neighbor. Whatsoever we do unto or for our brothers/sisters, we do unto Jesus Himself. Love of God and neighbor are intertwined/inseperable.

Seems like you already knew the answer to your question so why did you ask?

I asked because it's an important question that we all need to ask ourselves often. We need to reflect on our love of God and neighbor often.

Jesus makes us a promise in the Gospel of Matthew, in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, "Love God with your whole heart and soul and your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you shall have eternal life."

So, Jesus makes an important promise here and Jesus keeps His promises. So, my question is, "How do we show our love of God and neighbor in our daily lives? Thanks.