Lovely
4. eliciting love by moral or ideal worth
To what does God assign the highest moral or ideal worth?
Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” ~Mathew 22:37-40
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ~John 3:16
Make that to whom.
It isn’t how other people see me,
but how I make them feel about themselves.
I think I have some work to do
in this area of my life.
How does my husband feel when he is with me? Unappreciated? Like he can’t do anything right? Or Lovely?
How do I make my children feel? Naughty? Annoying? Burdensome? Frustrating? Or Lovely?
How do other people feel when I am around? Judged? Inadequate? Invisible? Or Lovely?
Ways to make someone feel Lovely: Make eye contact. Show a genuine smile. Give a sincere compliment. Ask questions. Listen. Send a handwritten letter. Remember details about their lives. Say, ‘I love you.’ Make time. Say, ‘thank you’ and ‘good job.’ Encourage. Believe. Share joys. Offer a shoulder to cry on.
Be there. Completely.