{"id":9698,"date":"2018-08-31T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2018-08-26T20:32:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:32:10","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-8-31-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-8-31-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day &#8211; 8-31-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>John 15:9 (NKJV) 9 \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We all want to be loved\u00a0and feel loved. No matter how young or old we are, feeling loved is important to us.<\/p>\n<p>The people we surround ourselves with are usually those that have shown us kindness and love at one time or another in our life. We know who they are and we appreciate the way they treat us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But there are those times we really think someone\u00a0cares about us and then something happens and they change the way they are toward us. They no longer want anything to do with us and they aren\u2019t even respectful\u00a0enough\u00a0to come to us and talk about it. What is that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Proverbs 17:17 (NKJV) 17 A friend loves at all times&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>That was not a true friend or a loving relationship. That was a &#8220;if things go their way, everything is fine&#8221; relationship. But if things don\u2019t go their way, it\u2019s over and done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It can sometimes be hard to discern these types of people\u00a0before we go pouring our hearts out to them. Many\u00a0times we can get burned because <em>we <\/em>don\u2019t think or act this way and would never treat anyone like this. And when we encounter it, it throws\u00a0us for a loop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Don\u2019t be discouraged if this has happened to you. Don\u2019t blame yourself or feel guilty, trying to figure out what you could have done differently.<\/p>\n<p>This type of person\u00a0is\u00a0very hard to\u00a0please\u00a0unless we do everything the way they want us to. We will always be the ones to have to bend, give in or give up on the things we enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>That is not a good, healthy relationship. That is called a one-way relationship, and it really isn\u2019t a relationship at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>God loves us with true love. He is there for us no matter what we did, have done, or even continue to do. He is forever our love, as we continue to trust and have faith in His precious Son, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He will lift us up when we are down, and bring joy to our hearts in times of sadness. His love grows stronger in us the more we turn to Him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">If we are lost because a relationship has not worked out the way we thought it would, remember that no matter\u00a0what, Jesus\u00a0loves us and we must abide in His love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Pastor Curt &amp; Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Seven Seas Ministries<br \/>\nP.O. 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