Greater Love Hath No One

Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends. What a truth! However, I have found that this is a truth that is often misunderstood. It is easy to think in the grand scheme that there is no greater love than to lay down your life (your actual life) for your friend but I find very few people that understand this in the day to day sense. I am working on laying my life down in the daily sense and I would encourage you to do the same.

The other day my friend wanted to get together and it was her birthday so I felt even more obligated to make it happen than I would on a normal basis. It wasn't easy to get together with her; I had to make sure that my husband was able to stay home with the kids and didn't have something else planned. I had to get all of my household duties done early so that I would be able to leave in time to meet for dinner, I needed to plan a meal for my husband and kids even though I wouldn't be eating with them and I had to make sure that all of the things that my kids needed for bedtime were ready. On top of that, I had to endure the dreaded tears and sobs of "mommy don't go" as I was leaving. That is my life; the typical life of a stay at home wife and mother but in order to be there for my friend, I had to lay that down and make adjustments to my daily schedule. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it to be there for my friend. I have had many circumstances over the years where I have been forced to lay down my life, my time, money, energy, etc. in order to be there for a friend. I have also had many friends do this for me and I can't even begin to repay them for all of the love and support that they have given me over the years.

LifeWalking is a very real and practical way to lay down your life for your friends. If you have a friend who has asked you to LifeWalk with her or if you know of a friend who is struggling and could benefit from LifeWalking, know that this is a very powerful way that you can lay down your life once or twice a week for a season in order to be there for a friend. You will not regret it.

I challenge you to search your soul and ask yourself, how truly willing am I to lay down my life for a friend?