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It does take effort to commit to the covenant of love. Jesus said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength” (Mark 12:30). Yes, that’s total commitment! No part of our being is left out of the picture. Of course, love starts in the heart—the seat of God’s influence, the real person, the hidden man—the spirit of a man. Spirit is what you are! Then love works its way through your soul where your will and emotions reside. Your mind then comes into play as love begins to rule the decision-making, understanding, mental part of you. And finally, love must have an outlet to express itself in action through your strength. Strength means “ability, assets and influence.” Your strength communicates your love for God by utilizing all its attributes to bring glory to Him. Our love for Him culminates in His love pouring through us to others—our neighbors, our enemies, our fellow members of the Body of Christ and even ourselves. Now, that appears to be a pretty easy flow pattern for love. And, it is. The effort lies in staying settled on it. The enemy’s No. 1 strategy is to upset the flow of love. Every day he brings situations into our paths to make us stumble in our love walk…to unsettle us. What he does to us day in and day out is no different than what he did to Jesus. And our ability to keep on course without being tripped up is the same as Jesus’—the indwelling Spirit of Love, and “It is written.” Just like Jesus—we were begotten of the love of God when we first believed that Jesus is the Anointed One, the beloved of God (1 John 5:1). And, just like every covenant God ever made with mankind throughout history, He was the initiator of the covenant of love. All we have to do is respond, yes. And when we do, we receive a new identity. You are born of the incorruptible seed of The WORD of God—The WORD of Love. You must settle that once and for all! You can’t settle it based on whether you feel like it’s true. Feelings change every day. You were not born of feeling, you were born of The WORD of Love. When you think about God and consider His ways, you can’t think about anything but love. And when you consider love, you can’t help but think about God. And you should always think, God is my Father! Love is my Daddy! I am a child of Love. Love birthed me. Love is who I am. You’re not someone else’s child. You’re not something else. A child of Love—Love itself—is who you are! You must settle that in your heart, soul, mind and strength. The very essence of your life depends on your settling that fact, once and for all! Love defines you. You are not defined by culture, ethnicity, status, education or gender. If the devil is trying to influence you to define yourself in any of these terms, just get right in his face and let him know who you really are! In the Name of Jesus, don’t let anyone or anything define you as anything other than a child of Love with all His character qualities! Settle within yourself that you are the epitome of the Spirit of Love. Faith, hope, righteousness, peace, joy, goodness, meekness, kindness, temperance, patience, longsuffering, deliverance, prosperity, generosity—these are the attributes of the Anointed One and His Love Anointing. They are resident in you. They constitute everything you are. Love Settles Every Issue If you will just settle in your heart that living in the covenant of love is worth it, you will settle every issue of your life. Love will assure you of your salvation. Love will deliver you from every deception of the enemy. Love will make your family a world-changing force in the earth. Love will heal your body when you begin to realize it is the very force of your life. Love will draw you to prosperity because God is not a liar—every seed you sow out of love for Him and for the people of this world will come back to you in uncontainable harvest. Love will direct your steps…where you live, where you find your church family, and with whom you partner in work and ministry. Love will guide your decisions and allow you to trust them. I walk in the love covenant. When I come under pressure in any way, I go back to my place of intimate fellowship with The LORD and let Him show me where I’ve violated the commandment of love. I make my decisions based on the covenant of love. I rest and relax in my decisions, knowing I have made them within the parameters and on behalf of Love. I have settled my identity and define myself by the reality of Love. I assure you, settling this issue is the gateway to settling all your questions and issues of life. So, just like The LORD has led me to do on so many occasions throughout these 50-plus years, I encourage you to get alone with Him and settle it—whatever it is! V ******************************************** ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** 2019 : Coming to You From The REVIVAL CAPITAL of the WORLD Eagle Mountain International Church Hosted by Pastors George Pearsons & Terri Copeland Pearsons Miracles on the Mountain MARCH 29-30 COME AND RECEIVE YOUR HEALING Two-day, miracle-healing event with healing evangelist Billy Burke kcm.org/miracles19 FREE EVENT Eagle Mountain International Church Kenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters 14355 Morris-Dido Road Newark, Texas 76071 ******************************************** BVOV : 17

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