Am I Losing the Race?

In the student ministry this month we are studying the word love on Wednesday nights with a series called THANDA=LOVE. Thanda is the name of a ministry we are supporting in south africa that is helping kids who have lost parents to AIDS. We are studying different aspects of Love that we are called to. Putting these messages together has caused me to look at myself and whether or not i am where i need to be in this category. Now i "love" a lot of things - but what we are realizing is that we are not only called to choose to love stuff and people that are easy to love but to love those that are not so easy also (Matthew 5:43 - 48). I want to make sure that you and i understand that this category of love is the BIG ONE - just read 1 john 4. GOD IS LOVE. He is serious about this characteristic. So if i am failing in this category than i need to be able to honestly understand that i am losing the race that God has set out for me. I want to be great - not in a prideful way but what i mean by great is being exactly who God made me to be. Not letting dumb worldly stuff get in the way. Are you there? Are you loving? Don't say yes just because you love your mom and dad and your best friend, but think about the ones that are difficult to love. Think about the people who have hurt you and those who have forgotten you. Remember God's love is an action love, we need to act it out.