Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided. Proverbs 16:6 NIV
With love, sin is atoned for. With love, sin can no longer have a hold on you. With love. Not with yelling. Not with cursing. Not with strife. Not with violence. With love. Sin cannot feed on love. Much like we know cancer feeds and grows on sugar, sin grows on anger and hatred. It fuels the fire within and stokes the flames so that it rears its ugly head.
But love quenches the fire. God's love pierces the heart and pulls out the anger and fear and oppression of sin so that it no longer holds you captive. His light allows compassion and patience to live and thrive.
It's what we need in our world. More love, less anger. Be the one to quench the fire, not stoke the flames.
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