Here's the truth: we can be great, big Jesus followers at work, but if we neglect our family, it discounts our witness and testimony.

1 John 4:11-12 says, "Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us." In other words, the way that you love your family should be an extension, an expression of God's love for you. And if it isn't, then your life is not expressing the gospel in its fullness.

If we are a Christ-follower, love is the basis for everything we do, because it is the basis for all He did. That love, by the way, is an action; an "active" intentional action that holds deep affection and shows itself.

Marriage has been difficult since sin entered the world, but people always learned to love and adore their spouse, despite the difficulty. God created marriage to introduce Jesus to children. When a marriage destructs, kids are destroyed and kids start to question who God is and why He let their mom and dad split up.

At the Holiday's, emotional hurt is amplified and multiplied. Think about the people you know who have lost a child, a parent, a spouse, or a best friend in the last year. The Holiday blues are a thing.

Jesus loved people openly, even those who would appear to be enemies.  Jesus was approachable and a friend.  Each of us can develop that kind of relationships in our workplace. 

Love isn’t a usual first reaction when we are in a negative situation, which means we’ve got some work to do  Does Love drive you and motivate you to make a positive impact on your workplace, home, neighborhood, or church?