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incidents, or to say how loving, giving and faithful Kent was. But until I heard Brother Hagin comment on the love thermometer, I thought I was so right and Kent was so wrong. When the light dawned, I saw that I was wrong for noticing. My heart convicted me. I wanted to walk in love. I wanted my faith to work (Galatians 5:6). So I listened intently to what Brother Hagin said and I did it. Victory He said, "You will locate your problem area in one of these verses. When you do, write that verse on 3-by-5 index cards and put them in your places of attack." I wrote out several cards and strategically placed them. One I placed inside my kitchen- cabinet door. Our old house had a big country kitchen where much of our family life took place. It was here that my love walk knew attack. I shall tell you about two attacks. One evening when Kent came in the back door, a pot of vegetable soup was simmering on the stove. After sampling it, he wrinkled up his nose and asked, "What did you put in this soup, anyway?" My fl esh wanted to react, but I ruled over it. I opened the cabinet door and read silently, Love is not touchy…it pays no attention to a su ered wrong. Then I answered him with a smile. Victory! He took another bite and said, "I wish you'd call Mom and ask her what she puts in her soup." Counterattack! I opened the cabinet door, read the card again and assured him I would do that. Victory! I especially remember another attack that came on a cold wintry night. I'd made chili. Kent thought my chili was better than his mother's. I'd also made cornbread, pouring the batter into a hot iron skillet so the crust would be dark brown. I timed it to come out of the oven when Kent walked in the door. "Oh good, chili!" he exclaimed. I was about to walk out the door to go teach a class at Victory Bible Institute, when Kent called after me, "Where are the crackers?" "We don't have crackers," I said nicely, "I made hot cornbread. You like that with chili." "Somehow," he said, "I just don't feel like cornbread." What! How could anyone not feel like cornbread? My fl esh wanted to tell him he had two good legs and a new pickup. If he wanted crackers he could go get crackers. But I didn't. I ran to the cabinet door, opened it and silently read what I'd written there. When I turned around toward Kent, something supernatural happened; the Lord let me feel love. From deep within, I felt love rise like hot lava in a volcano. It bubbled up from my spirit, and fl owed through my fl esh, out my arms, out my legs, out my eyes. As I looked at Kent, I was totally possessed with divine love toward him. Overcome with desire to get that man crackers, I dramatically proclaimed, "I'll get you some crackers." Oblivious to what was going on in me, he said, "Oh, by the way, we're out of co ee." When I arrived at the store, I saw a butcher- paper sign taped in the window. Two items were o ered as loss-leaders, advertised below cost to get you into the store. They were, crackers and co ee. A sign from God! Life's Victories I've put these simple steps into practice many, many times. Learning how to walk in love has blessed my family, saved my ministry, and helped me walk in health and strength. I'm not perfect at it, but I know how to do it. Thank God! Billye Brim is president and founder of Billye Brim Ministries aka Prayer Mountain in the Ozarks. For information visit her website at billyebrim.org. i Watch Billye Brim on Sun. 2:30 p.m. | Tues. 9:30 p.m. Wed. 6 a.m | Thu. 4:30 p.m. | Sat. 12:30 p.m. ET billyebrim.org. Watch C H A N N E L on Sun. 2:30 p.m. | Tues. 9:30 p.m. C H A N N E L "Natural human love is selfi sh. The God kind of love is God Himself. For God is love." B V O V : 2 1

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