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Would you say that your faith is "flourishing" and your love is "increasing for everyone"? These are two measures of maturity in Christ. Faith is the confidence to obey Christ and love is the evidence that we are maturing in Him. If you were to measure your life on these two things, how would you do?

God's desire for us is that we live "by faith". Faith is learning to live in obedience to Him regardless of what our emotions or culture says to us. Faith is the confidence that eternity will reflect how I lived in relationship with God. Faith is what calls us to obedience when no one is looking.

Everyone knows that a life lived for God is to be a life that is always increasing in love for others. Literally, love for everyone! How's that going? Is your love for others increasing because of your love for God? Are you allowing Him to change your heart toward people He has made? Loving others is the overflow of truly loving God.

Let your faith and love be clearly seen today. Love people.