2010 has finally arrived...Christmas is a memory and we survived the All-Nighter with minimal injuries. Snow Camp is a few weeks away...so now what?? What can we do to spur one another on?? Love one another the way He loves us. Sounds easy on the surface, but in practice, its very VERY hard. Some people just aren't the lovable kind. Especially the ones that seem to take pleasure in hurting us....but those are the ones that Christ wants us to love even more. In Matthew 5:46, Jesus says, "If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?" Now tax collectors were not very well liked people in those days...so being compared to one was not exactly a complement. Its not hard to love those who love us right back...in fact its very easy...and Jesus is not saying that there is anything wrong with this, He is just putting it the perspective of its impact to those around you and the service you give to God. Loving those who do not love you is much better in God's eyes. He said' "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven." God loved us first even when we didn't love Him back (1John 4:10), so Jesus is saying that we should imitate God's love to those around us. OK? OK. Start loving.....Now! NOW!! now. NOW!! No really...NOW!!!!