Being an Instrument of Cross Shaped Love Pt. 3

It means not letting race, social class, gender, age, or ethnicity get in the way of a biblical call to Christlike love.

It means being willing to have your schedule and plans interrupted or altered.

It means being willing to grant and seek forgiveness.

It means paying attention to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the people God puts in your path, and look­ing for ways to help them bear these burdens.

It means believing that God will not call you to a task with­out giving you what you need to accomplish it.

It means being willing to get up earlier and stay up later.

It means learning the details about someone's struggle so that you can love wisely, while at the same time guarding the reputation of the person you are loving.

It means weeping with the one who weeps and rejoicing with the one who rejoices.

Broken-Down House, Paul David Tripp, p. 173.