Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Get ready to spread JOY in a special way this Valentine’s Day!
This coming Monday is Valentine's Day! Even if you don’t have a romantic sweetheart, you can still think of those who need an expression of God’s love. As a matter of fact, I’d like to encourage each of us to think of someone who may be forgotten this Valentine’s Day. It may be a person who has lost a mate; a friend who is going through a divorce or that person who doesn’t make friends easily. No matter what age we are or what our circumstances may be, we all need to feel loved. And the Bible exhorts us to love one another. (1 John 4)
Acts of love can really be inexpensive. For instance, pick up the telephone or drop by for a short visit and express your appreciation for that person’s friendship. Something as simple as a hug or a handshake, accompanied by a genuine smile and word of encouragement could mean so much to a lonely person.
One four year old boy went to visit his next door neighbor. The elderly gentleman had just lost his wife in death and he was crying. The mother watched as her little boy climbed onto the neighbor’s lap and sat there, silently, for several minutes. When he returned to his mother, she asked him what he’d been doing. “Helping him cry,” was the little boy’s answer. (This story has been attributed to the author and lecturer, Leo Buscaglia.)
You see, sometimes we can express our love in the simplest of acts. Just a few minutes of our time and kindness can be all it takes to share the love and JOY of the Lord with others.
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