Love and Love

[Guest jckduboise]

If we are to love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and soul, and we are to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, what is stopping us?

[Ryan Dillard]

Umm... I hope I am answering your question right... anyway I think what stops me is my lack of focus on God, when I lose my focus on him, I focus more on myself (makes since huh) and when I do that I am not as readily avaliable to love and help others. I am sure there is other things that stop me also but that one is what causes the problems the majority of the time! Moral of the story keep your focus on God!

[Guest jckduboise]

If we are to love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and soul, and we are to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, what is stopping us?

I'm not sure what you mean? Are you implying that we are all violating the great commandments? Also, what does it mean to you to love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves? How would you define obedience in these areas?

Butero,

You should know by now that if I thought that was what is happening I would say so. I am simply asking why these 2 great commandments are the hardest for us to follow. What puts us in such positions that we are able to remember don't steal, don't covet, don't lie, don't kill.....but we as a whole have such a hard time with those two.

I am seriously looking for things that will help me in my walk with God. Different perspectives on this. Not the simple well we're human we're going to make mistakes. Too easy..I want the meat of the matter. So that I can see where I lay in fault in this area and with God's help change it.

Your last question I will answer after giving it thought and prayer.

[>> Hannah <<]

how can you love others as we love ourselves, IF we dont love ourselves....

if someone has low self esteem and hates themselves does that mean they are incapaple of loving others??

[Guest jckduboise]

how can you love others as we love ourselves, IF we dont love ourselves....

if someone has low self esteem and hates themselves does that mean they are incapaple of loving others??

I don't think so but I think the person with low self-esteem is limited in what they can give.

[EricH]

Selfishness, emotional damage, pride.... the list is endless. The bottom line is that it is because we continue to live in a fallen world

[>> Hannah <<]

how can you love others as we love ourselves, IF we dont love ourselves....

if someone has low self esteem and hates themselves does that mean they are incapaple of loving others??

I don't think so but I think the person with low self-esteem is limited in what they can give.

i agree they are limited in what they can give as until they can see that god can do something with them and that they are worth something they will not have any motivation to give anything, as anything they give to them they will think is a worthless offering as it is from them who is worthless but that theory works for non believers with low self esteem...

[Christian]

If we are to love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and soul, and we are to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, what is stopping us?

In my opinion, selfishness, with our time especially, can keep us from extroverted efforts aimed at this admirable goal. We are all guilty of this in varying amounts, meaning only that there is always a little more that we can be doing to help and love others, but we find our reasons to rationalize and explain it away.

Loving our Lord "with all our hearts, minds and soul" can certainly draw very mixed responses from different groups of us, but for me it is the gift of Him being with me, and in me 24/7. There is not a day that goes by without His involvement in my life in some way or another.

Again....J.M.O.

No offense meant to anyone here with my opinion.

Blessings to you all

-CC-

[Guest jckduboise]

If we are to love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and soul, and we are to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, what is stopping us?

I'm not sure what you mean? Are you implying that we are all violating the great commandments? Also, what does it mean to you to love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves? How would you define obedience in these areas?

Butero,

You should know by now that if I thought that was what is happening I would say so. I am simply asking why these 2 great commandments are the hardest for us to follow. What puts us in such positions that we are able to remember don't steal, don't covet, don't lie, don't kill.....but we as a whole have such a hard time with those two.

I am seriously looking for things that will help me in my walk with God. Different perspectives on this. Not the simple well we're human we're going to make mistakes. Too easy..I want the meat of the matter. So that I can see where I lay in fault in this area and with God's help change it.

Your last question I will answer after giving it thought and prayer.

The fact you remember not to steal, covet, lie, kill, etc. means you are loving your neighbor as yourself. What Jesus was saying is that all the commandments God has given are contained in the two great commandments. If we keep those two, the rest are being kept. If we love our neighbor we won't steal from them, covet their possessions, slander them and certainly won't murder them.

I wasn't meaning to offend you with my response. I just wasn't sure how you meant the question. Your response has clarifyed that.

I'm sorry Butero, I was not offended...thank you for your response..

[Guest jckduboise]

Is there anyone who can answer this question?