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Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.<\/em>
\nDeuteronomy 11:1<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.\u201d<\/em>
\nJohn 14:23<\/p>\n

When you focus on Jesus, don’t focus on His externals…focus on His natural love relationship with God! By imitating THAT, you will grow in love with God, and don\u2019t let any false teachers tell you any different, because nothing can come between you and this love for God when your heart cries, “Abba, Father!” You\u2019ve learned that your heart cannot love two things, so don\u2019t let Satan\u2019s false accusations burden you. And no longer live in fear that you are not \u201cgood enough,\u201d because perfect love of God casts out all fear! Just love\u2014simply LOVE\u2014and you will feel it when you love God, and you will see it in your actions. The world and the things of the world simply will not matter to you anymore. What freedom!<\/p>\n

(Excerpt from Rise Above<\/span><\/a>, by Gwen Shamblin Lara)<\/em><\/p>\n

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