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Fruit of the Spirit: Love

October 5, 2017 Leave a comment

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Love is a word that we seem to throw around the way we might throw a pillow. I love this food… I love this sweater… I love this house… I love this car… I love, I love, I love…. As we begin our study on the fruits of the spirit, the first fruit mentioned is love. So, what does the […]

Love is humble

February 25, 2017 Leave a comment

<img width="300" height="280" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-is-completely-humble.jpg?resize=300%2C280&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="5315" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/love-is-humble/love-is-completely-humble/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-is-completely-humble.jpg?fit=300%2C375&ssl=1" data-orig-size="300,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="love is completely humble" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>How do you treat others?</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-is-completely-humble.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-is-completely-humble.jpg?fit=300%2C375&ssl=1" />

We are wrapping up a month long look at what God says about love for Valentine’s Day

Love must be sincere

February 18, 2017 Leave a comment

<img width="400" height="262" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-must-be-sincere.jpg?resize=400%2C262&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="5312" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/love-must-sincere/love-must-be-sincere-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-must-be-sincere.jpg?fit=500%2C262&ssl=1" data-orig-size="500,262" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="love must be sincere" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Is your love sincere?</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-must-be-sincere.jpg?fit=300%2C157&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/love-must-be-sincere.jpg?fit=500%2C262&ssl=1" />

In honor of Valentine’s Day I’m sharing scriptures on love

I have to love myself before I can love others

August 1, 2016 Leave a comment

<img width="400" height="280" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love.jpg?resize=400%2C280&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="3197" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/i-have-to-love-myself-before-i-can-love-others/love-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love.jpg?fit=636%2C438&ssl=1" data-orig-size="636,438" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 20D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1111664680","copyright":"","focal_length":"265","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="love" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>We have to love ourselves before we can love others</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love.jpg?fit=300%2C207&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love.jpg?fit=636%2C438&ssl=1" />

“You have to love yourself before you can love others,” is a popular saying. I’ve discovered that is true. The most difficult person for me to learn to love was myself. I could forgive others for hurting me and letting me down but I had a very difficult time forgiving myself. I didn’t have an “a-ha” moment of when this […]

Learning to Be Honest with Myself

May 23, 2016 Leave a comment

<img width="400" height="280" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/file000448581062.jpg?resize=400%2C280&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="3167" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/learning-to-be-honest-with-myself/file000448581062/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/file000448581062.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"E3100","caption":"","created_timestamp":"-62169984000","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.8","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00523012552301","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="file000448581062" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The reflection of our inner self is exhibited in our outer behavior</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/file000448581062.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/file000448581062.jpg?fit=860%2C645&ssl=1" />

To deal with my depression, I had to do the hard work to pull back the layers. A huge part of this included learning to be honest with myself. I had to be honest with myself about my actions, reasons and motivations. Through learning to be honest with myself I also had to see and acknowledge my selfish behaviors and […]

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