It is very hard to love others in impossible situations, yet it is a Godly requirement. The Bible instructs us to love one another. This means that regardless of how we feel or what we think, loving is a must. In fact the Bible also says that Love is the fulfillment of the law and that God is love. As a result as we seek to be like God, we should also love others like He does.
An impossible situation is one in which we have been hurt so deeply that we are not able to love with our own strength. It is a point of brokenness where we are not able to operate effectively on our own. The good news is that with God all things are possible, even loving when it seems impossible. There are some people that we have decided that we can never love them, but this is when we look from a carnal perspective. With God, as the Bible says, all things are possible.
With God All Things Are Possible
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Most times the reason why it is so hard to love others in impossible situations is because we try in our own strength. We must understand that It is humanly impossible to love in impossible situations. These situations require divine strength that only comes from the hands of God. It can be frustrating trying to love others that have done us great harm. This is because as the title suggests – it’s an impossible situation.
Many times we write off others based on what they have done to us. This is especially true when the wounds keep burning all the time. In these times It is also so difficult to love that we find it easier to hold to unforgiveness. Yet in impossible situations we get the perfect opportunity to be like God. It often requires our crucifiction in order to be resurrected in the clothing of God. As Christ marched to the cross, it was inevitable for Him to die in order to resurrect with all power. It is this resurrection that enables us to love others in impossible situations.
When we are bruised deeply, unforgiveness can be our best friend. This is a bitter stain of sin. We must seek to forgive by all means necessary. Forgiveness is most necessary as we seek to move forward with God. This is because forgiveness is a requirement of God.
There Is No Loving God Without Loving Others
If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.
When we love others we are following the commandment of God. And when we follow God’s commandment we show Him we love Him. Therefore there is no loving God without loving one another. The Bible clearly instructs us to love one another because love is the fulfillment of the law. This means that as we seek to love others when it seems impossible we should not look on what they have done to us, but we must look at the commandment of God. If we truly love God then we’ll follow His Word.
Many times the reason why loving others in impossible situations can be so hard is because we are looking on the wrong that has been done to us. In this we are living after the flesh, which is the enemy of God. If we constantly seek to follow the word of God then we will constantly seek to love others – regardless of the enormity of the wrong they have done to us. When we live after the flesh then revenge will be our aim. An eye for an eye will be our philosophy. Yet as we follow Jesus Christ we will learn to turn the other cheek and to walk in the tracks of the cross.
It’s not easy to love a person who has caused our greatest hurt. This is easier said than done. Even as I am writing this blog I have to be commanding myself to love people who I believe have done me great harm. Yet this person that seeks to tell us to hold to grudge must be the person we put on the cross to be crucified. This person must die for the resurrected power of God to find root in us. The good news is that it is possible to love others even when it seems most impossible.
Love Never Fails
As we seek to love we must understand that love never fails. It makes sense that because God is Love then Love can never fail. As we seek to love others when it seems impossible we must forever depend on God. The Bible says that we have a Comforter that will help us in our need. This Comforter is the Spirit of God. When we rely on the Spirit He will help us to fulfill our Godly requirement.
What does the Bible mean when it says Love never fails? It means that it doesn’t matter the opposition that we face, or the great difficulty in loving others, if we follow Love then we will surely be victorious. Following the Word of God will be the will empower us with the needed strength to love others when it seems impossible to love them.
As We Conclude
We have learnt that when it is difficult to love others God can help us. Amidst the difficult task of loving others who have done us great harm, God can enable us to do so. We can depend on and trust in God that He will empower us with the divine strength it requires to love one another.
As we go we should seek to follow the Word of God over how we feel or what we think. We must know that when we love others it has nothing to do with them but it is a requirement of God. When we understand this we will be better able to follow God. It is true that we can love others in the most impossible situations. May you depend on God to help you do the impossible. Be blessed!
