"I Want You to Want Me"

We learned there are people crying out...

"I want you to want me"

"I need you to need me"

"I'd love you to love me"

"I'm begging you to beg me"

Did you hear the cry? If you heard the cry, it will take love to "not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." (1 John 3:18) Which means we can't love like the world does, "we need to be imitators of God and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." (Ephesians 5:1)

To really love like Christ, we will need to be filled with the Spirit. So, ask today for the Spirit to fill you, when you do there will be fruit in your life. People will be able to see love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In the Message Bible it says, "you will have affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity, develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people, finding ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely." (Galations 5:22-26)

When people see this fruit in your life, you will be approachable and people will be drawn to you. How amazing will that be when love just comes out of you?

Questions:

1. What season are we in and why is that important?

2. If people are crying out, what is it going to take to help them where they are at?

3. How do we operate in love?

4. When we operate in love, what other areas of your life will change?

5. Lastly, what part stood out to you?