Monday, January 27, 2014
Neighbourhood Networks in Central Alberta
Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from seven neighbourhoods in Central Alberta have gathered to share how we can become healthier neighbourhoods. One area of focus is to love your neighbour with pure motive; with no strings attached. It is good to check your motives when loving your neighbours. Sometimes we find ourselves motivated by other means: to rally support for your cause, to use them for theirr influence, to trade favours, or even to get them to "go to church". Simply put, neighbours may wonder why you love them even when you have no strings attached. In fact, loving your neighbour with pure motives may help you to move forward without disappointment. If we love with ulterior motives, we carry expectations that look to be met, instead of acting out of unconditional love (as Jesus demonstrated). A few months ago CTV news shared a story from Milton, Ontario where a 21 year old shared her liver with the mother next door. You may want to look up the video on the CTV website and judge for yourself as to the motives.
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Thanks for the Blog. I was reading in my devotions this morning Matthew 10:42. How fitting to see this blog afterwards. The footnote said " how much we love God can be measured by how well we treat others. Jesus' example of giving a cup of cold water to a thirsty child is a good model of unselfish service. A child usually can't or won't return a favor." I love this. I often wonder why we feel we have to be rewarded by the recipient of our good deed. What a great encouragement this is to go out and do something unselfish for our neighbors knowing God will "reward"
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