How to Create an Atmosphere of Love

Atmosphere of Love

How can we bring unity to our marriage? our families? our nation? to the world? We cannot have unity without love. We need to create an atmosphere of love.

And, sadly, few of us truly know how to love one another.

I searched the scriptures for these “above all, have love” commandments. These scriptures were surrounded by instructions on how to create an atmosphere of love. I believe, if we surround our lives with these instructions, it will create an atmosphere where love will grow.

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Above all, love

Let’s take a look.

In these days, it seems we have lost all ability to love as Christ loved us.

Our love has grown cold, just as He predicted in Matthew 24:12

And Most important of all, LOVE

First the Prerequisites …

  1. New Life in Christ.  [Colossians 3:1-4] There is no love without God because God is Love. We must first look within to see if we have allowed Jesus Christ to come into our lives and transform us. Without Him, we cannot have the same attitude as Christ. [Colossians 3:1-4]
  2. Put off wickedness and evil. [Colossians 3:5-9] If Christ is in us, then we must put off evil things. He cannot live together with evil. We must no longer have things such as sexual sin,  anger, rage, spite, slander, lying, and abusive language, in our hearts and minds. We must live godly lives that exemplify Christ.

Now that we are in Christ …

We should show to others …

  1. Compassion and kindness Jesus said, “Treat others as you would want to be treated.” Put yourself in their shoes. Help them however you can. You don’t know what they have been through so just be kind and caring.
  2. Humility – As Paul said in Philippians 2 “Don’t consider yourself better than others.” Get over yourself and consider the interests of others.
  3. GentlenessProverbs says, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger”. How can we show love if we are yelling and screaming at each other or calling one another names?
  4. PatienceProverbs says that the one with self-control wins out in the end. Don’t get upset when other people succeed. Let God work it out. Psalm 37:7
  5.  Forbearance – In others words, give each other the benefit of the doubt. Put up with each other’s faults. Don’t we all make mistakes from time to time? One version of Colossians 3 says “Make allowances for one another and forgive..”
  6. Forgiveness.  Forgive, because God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Think of Christ on the cross. He said, “Forgive them. They know not what they do.” We, too, should forgive.

This seems hard to do,

… especially when the other party is not acting the same way. But truly this is how they will see Christ in you. It’s how they will find Christ; and thus, filled with love as well.

Indeed, we cannot do it on our own. We must allow Christ to live in our lives. We must give our lives totally over to Him so that He has every part of us. Then we will be controlled by Him and these things will come naturally. And His love will cover everything.

We must study his Word, worship Him, guide others to Him, and be thankful.

Let the word of the Anointed One richly inhabit your lives. With all wisdom teach, counsel, and instruct one another. Sing the psalms, compose hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit, and keep on singing—sing to God from hearts full and spilling over with thankfulness.

Colossians 3:16, The Voice

So it goes back to where we first started…

Find Jesus and allow Him to take control of your life.

Then we can all live in love and unity.

Mandy Farmer

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About Mandy Farmer

Pastor's Wife (retired) &  Chronic Pain Warrior blogs about how to make it through anything by relating her own life experiences to her writing. She is passionate about her love for the Lord and desires to spread that passion to others. She has a great desire to encourage women who are following behind her.

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4 Comments on “How to Create an Atmosphere of Love”

  1. Thank you so much for this reminder. “They will know we are Christians by our love.” May this really be true in my life today. I am stopping by from FMF.

  2. Mandy it all starts with love and love because He first loved us. I think a whole lot of this mess started when they took prayer out of schools – now kids don’t get it at home, nor do they get it at school.

  3. Yes, God’s love always win! I can cling to that promise. I’m in the 51 spot this week.

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