(Mark 12:30-31) Jesus said there is no commandment greater than these: 1. Love Him 2.Love others

The focus of our being is not sin and our need to point it out in others, the focus is relationship with God. When we look to Him for love, our sin or anyone else’s doesn’t matter. When sin no longer matters, it is no longer placed above God and His love can shine through. The key thing here is not to make sin more important than God.

Our love can only go so far, but when we let God’s love shine through or past our sin, then the world changes. Healing comes when Christians not only make a cake, but deliver it, congratulate and genuinely love on the couple who is gay, straight, Christian, Atheist, Muslim, Mormon, Buddhist, Catholic, etc. That is God’s love shining through our sin. (Romans 3:23)

I cannot speak for all Christians, but I am sorry. I am sorry there were so many who did not put God and His love first. I implore homosexuals or anyone who has been wronged or indirectly wronged to please have an open heart. It is not God who messes up, people who are supposed to represent God do. Forgive us for sinning against you, and not first loving you as a person and, in turn not letting God’s love shine through our sin. (Matthew 9:10-13) Basically, Jesus was invited to a house for dinner. They partied, ate and drank with people deemed by those around them as “sinners.” He laughed with them. He loved them. They were his friends.

It is not up to me to say what constitutes sin, and what doesn’t. That’s why it’s always relationship with God first. We need to stop looking to ourselves and others to tell us what only God can. Ask Him, and He will point out the things that are hindering your relationship with God.

The beauty of God is that He created us to be unique. What God is pointing out in your life, might not be affecting someone else’s relationship with God. That is why it is so important for us to constantly be encouraging each other back to our relationship with God, not pointing at each other’s sin.

What if the entire world thought this way, and as we chat with friends, we also mention what God is doing in our lives? That way, when we struggle in our relationship with God, our brothers and sisters surround us and remind us of the things God is doing in our lives and encourage us in remembering God’s voice. Then just sit and hug and love on and pray for them.

Brothers and Sisters love God fiercely and let God’s unconditional love overflow your heart, fill your soul and shine through to ALL. God bless you today.

Sam