Old Prayers Becoming New Realities
As Christians, we are taught and reminded of how much God loves us. John 3:16 is burned into our brains; shouts of "God loves you" and "Jesus loves you" may naturally fall out of my mouths when we're irked by a stranger. We know of His protection, covering, and guidance; all for ourselves. Lately, though, I have been hearing how He loves and looks out for others as well by God showing me what is good for others. He corrects me of my selfish intentions out of love for others; thus protecting them . Scripture shares how to treat others as Christ followers (1 Peter 4:8-11 is a favorite of mine), and it may just feel like duty rather than your heart being transformed into doing these things. I prayed for the latter, and I would find scriptures that I wanted to be real and true for me. Like meditating on positive affirmations until you believe it, I wanted my actions to match God's heart for people. I am tasting the fruit of those prayers today, haha. They come
