Love is an action

It is so nice to have friends that really love me. When I say love, I mean they don't just say that they love me, they show me that they love me. I have had a couple of great conversations since classes have started back up with some ladies that are a large part in my life. These conversations were hard, but much needed. Nobody wants their sins to be pointed out, but we all need it. It hurt for me to sit there and here people that I love and respect tell me about my sin. Although it hurt at the moment, I am so glad that they talked to me. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we are called to love each other and point each other to the Lord. If they hadn't done what they did, they wouldn't have been loving me at all. I know that all of this is redundant, but it is so important to know and I have to just write it out and share how awesome it is to be loved by God so much that He puts friends in my life to point me back to Him. It's also important to know that we are to be able to do the same for others. Now don't go crazy with it and tell everybody everything that might be wrong with them, but in a loving way, if you are close enough to them-let them know how you feel and what the Lord has laid on your heart. We are to spur each other on. Another thing that I noticed was that when I was having my sin pointed out, I just wanted to defend it. When somebody is confronting you, don't flip out on them. Listen to them, I bet they are talking to you out of love and want to help walk you through your hard times.