Love Flows Infinitely

Message/Experiment of the Week:

Love can flow infinitely in your life. One way you can let love flow in your life is by loving yourself and others unconditionally, and the cool thing about unconditional love is that no one can stop you from doing it. Unconditional love can be made more effective by setting boundaries that keep you and everyone around you safe and then establishing clear steps that you will take if boundaries are crossed. Boundaries are like traffic laws that help you quickly and safely get where you want to go (love and connection).

Unconditional love becomes even more powerful when you realize that we are all connected, which next week’s newsletter will dig into.

Martin Luther King Jr. shared some great insights about unconditional love in one of his sermons at Dexter Church:

“Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. That’s why Jesus says, "Love your enemies." Because if you hate your enemies, you have no way to redeem and to transform your enemies. But if you love your enemies, you will discover that at the very root of love is the power of redemption. You just keep loving people and keep loving them, even though they’re mistreating you. Here’s the person who is a neighbor, and this person is doing something wrong to you and all of that. Just keep being friendly to that person. Keep loving them. Don’t do anything to embarrass them. Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they react in many ways in the beginning. They react with bitterness because they’re mad because you love them like that. They react with guilt feelings, and sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep loving them. And by the power of your love they will break down under the load. That’s love, you see. It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says love. There’s something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.”

For an experiment this week pick someone (even yourself) to love unconditionally (truly want the best for them regardless of what they do) and record what happens in your journal.

Quote of the Week:

“When I genuinely love I am extending myself, and when I am extending myself I am growing. The more I love, the longer I love, the larger I become. Genuine love is self-replenishing….. And as I grow through love, so grows my joy, ever more present, ever more constant.”

Questions of the Week:

Why does love flow infinitely in my life?

Videos of the Week:

Corrie Ten Boom Forgives Nazi Captors: https://youtu.be/7Pec52qqquk?t=807

“Love is life, and life is love”: https://youtu.be/aUxRrOTfCxk (in case you missed it last week)

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