Bleeding Love

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You're listening to the My Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1202. Today's Devo was called Bleeding Love. Hey there. We're the Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional podcast. Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday.

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My name is Stephanie Muena. Yesterday I spoke on First Corinthians 13 on Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy. Well, this morning I wanted to continue that verse because there's two more sentences that come after that whole verse that are very important to the topic of love. It says, love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. So I mentioned yesterday that to those we are committed to love. We have to practice patience, kindness, selflessness, etc.

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But love must not be mistaken for soft passivity. I'm going to share with you guys a story from my life. When I was younger, I was in a relationship that was. It was not right for me. The relationship was very toxic. I was around 19 years old, 19, 20. And the relationship became very toxic and I was stuck. I was stuck in that relationship. I thought at that time that I was in love, but I knew deep down it was not a long lasting relationship for me. But you know, when you're in that age bracket and you think you've found love, it's very hard to unsee that. No one at that time could get me out of it. Honestly, no one could tell me the truth about that relationship because I was absolutely convinced at that time that he was the one for me. So my parents had to step in. They came into my life and they just told me point blank I had to end it. It was not good for me. It was not edifying me, it was not going to carry on into a healthy marriage. It wasn't going to end the way that I wanted it to end. And my parents got in my face and they told me straight up that this wasn't it for me and it was not a laughing matter. They sat with me for hours and it turned into days.

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And they spoke truth to me and they reminded me of what I deserved for my life. And it wasn't just talking, it was arguing, it was screaming, it was everything. We were crying. It Was it was the typical daughter parent arguments, but it lasted a long time and eventually I came to see the truth. And the Bible says love does not delight in evil, but it rejoices with the truth. So let me encourage you today.

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If you are committed to loving someone, then let your love be strong and speak the truth to those you love. Do not let fear stop you from being strong with your children, strong with your friends, strong with your spouse, of course with your spouse in a respectful and honoring way. You can't just speak to them like you speak to your friends. It's different.

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But speak the truth in love. My parents saved my life because of the truth. They spoke to me in love. They rejoiced in the truth. They protected me, they trusted me to follow through with this truth.

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They hoped for me. And most of all, they persevered with me. And now, guys, today I'm married to the man of my dreams who loves me. They knew what I deserved and they challenged me. And it took took fighting. They didn't just speak to me about it, they fought with me for it. And now I'm in a marriage where the man that I'm with is exactly what they prayed for for me. So I'm so thankful to my parents for loving me enough to speak truth to me. Now.

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You be bold in your love to those around me and to those around you and trust me, they will look back and thank you for the love you gave them that rejoice in the truth and persevered. Let's pray. God, I pray for those that are challenged by this podcast today that if there is somebody in their life, whether it's their spouse, whether it's their children, whether it's their close friend or their sibling that they have to be bold with, I pray that you give them the words that they will speak truth in love to those in their life, that they won't have thoughts of fear hinder them or couragelessness stop them, but they will be strong.

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They will step forward. You will give them the words to speak.

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You will give them the truth to speak. You will give them the wisdom to speak and to save their friend, their spouse, their child from going down a path that is not right for them. Your love perseveres. Love perseveres, God. So allow that to just strengthen them and embolden them as they step out in love for their friend or for that person in their life. And we thank you God for modeling this first as our Father and we love you Jesus, and in Jesus name we pray.

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Amen so there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.