Jesus will teach you how to sacrifice.

Being “in love” and choosing to love are not the same thing.

10 quotes from a sermon on how difficult relationships grow our faith.

Paul is not saying that your relationships will flourish when the hard to love person learns the fruits of the spirit. He says it will flourish when you cultivate the fruits of the spirit despite what other people do.

Becoming a godly man does not simply happen, it is cultivated.

Do not grow weary in doing acts of love in obscurity.

I’ve known many pastors who have taught from a place of love. I’ve know very few pastors who I could say, loved me so deeply they gave me their self too. But for those who have loved me like that— I would follow them into any battle.