Love in Action

Love is…

• Bringing a friend a hot coffee or meal when they are having a tough day
• Late night feedings with your infant or watching your son play soccer on a cold, rainy morning
• Holding your mom’s hand while she gets a chemo treatment
• A long kiss with your spouse
• Shoveling an elderly neighbor’s driveway when they are home-bound

This list could go on forever. If you spend any time on social media, blogs are articles are ready to tell readers what the true meaning of love is.

This particular verse has been on my heart for a while. Last spring, I was attending a conference and heard Bob Goff speak on the topic of love. He wrote a book, Love Does, chronicling how love in action has played out in his life in some of the most incredible ways. Since that conference, the idea of putting love into action has been a constant in the back of my mind.

Now, throw in a introvert who is not always confident in herself and you’ve got a failure to launch.

Recent events in my small community lead me to believe that there is a growing need for love to be shared through action. Words are not enough. We can express our love over and over again through words, and it will not be received.

Why?

I don’t have any good answers, but I have some thoughts. Perhaps our words and actions are not in sync with each other. Perhaps they hear us say, “you are loved”, but our body language is not convincing. Perhaps we are not following through on our words. Perhaps.

So. This “failure to launch” that I am experiencing? I am turning my fears over to God and finding ways to put my love into action in my little town.

Share your ideas! How can we put our love into action and show those who are hurting or lost that we care?