{"id":1325,"date":"2022-11-03T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linkamen.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/03\/be-ye-therefore-followers-of-god-as-dear-children-ephesians-51-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:17:46","slug":"be-ye-therefore-followers-of-god-as-dear-children-ephesians-51-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linkamen.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/03\/be-ye-therefore-followers-of-god-as-dear-children-ephesians-51-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; \u2014 Ephesians 5:1"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Imitating someone is the most sincere way to praise them. If we really want to please God by being like him, imitation may be the most expensive way to do so. See, loving God isn&#8217;t just something that happens in our heads or hearts. Love is an action we do for someone else. John told us in 1 John 4 that our words and actions must show that we love. Love means giving up what we want, our rights, and our wants in order to honor God and help other people. This kind of love has the power to change the world, a relationship, or a family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thought<\/p>\n<p>Imitating someone is the most sincere way to praise them. If we really want to please God by being like him, imitation may be the most expensive way to do so. See, loving God isn&#8217;t just something that happens in our heads or hearts. Love is an action we do for someone else. John told us in 1 John 4 that our words and actions must show that we love. Love means giving up what we want, our rights, and our wants in order to honor God and help other people. This kind of love has the power to change the world, a relationship, or a family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prayer<\/p>\n<p>Abba, Father, I will never fully understand how you could love me so much that you would let your son die for me as a sacrifice. Please help me love people in a selfless way. I know I don&#8217;t have the power to do this, so please fill my heart with your love so I can share it with others. In Jesus&#8217; precious name I pray. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imitating someone is the most sincere way to praise them. 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