VOICE OF TRUTH FOR TODAY
It’s Just Love
At its core, the message is simple.
Love.
“We love because He first loved us.” —1 John 4:19 (NIV)
And yet, living that out… especially with difficult people… is anything but simple.
There are moments when we are hurt. Misunderstood. Rejected. And in those moments, our natural response is to pull away—to protect ourselves.
But God calls us to something deeper.
To love anyway.
Not based on feelings.
Not based on fairness.
But based on Him.
God is love.
And when we draw from that source, we are able to extend compassion beyond what feels possible. Even when it’s uncomfortable. Even when it costs us something.
Sometimes, loving others reveals something within us that needs healing.
Sometimes, it becomes the very thing God uses to restore both hearts.
Love is not passive.
It is active.
Intentional.
Patient.
Kind.
Enduring.
And when we choose to love as He loves, we begin to see change—not just in others, but in ourselves.
Walls come down.
Generational patterns break.
Healing begins.
Because in the end…
Love wins.
Excerpt from Voice of Truth Magazine
Chasing Butterflies Journals by Connie Ann VanHorn