Do you want to be a stable person whose life bears good fruit? Jesus has some keys for you to think about here. To be stable is to build your life on his words. Don’t build your life on the expectations of others or on the values of your culture, but only on Jesus’ words. This is not just about doing good things, it is about cultivating a good heart, for a good life flows from a good heart as good fruit comes from a healthy tree. What does it mean to cultivate a good heart? The answer also lies here. Develop a heart of love. See people the way God sees them. God sees all people as his offspring, and he reaches out to all in grace. He pursues them now, not in judgement, but in grace, even those who make themselves his enemies. See the needy child in each person. Have compassion on them as you would if that person were your own child. How would you like people to treat your children when they do bad things? Treat others likewise. You may not approve of the deeds of others but never relate to them without love. It would be a great grievance to God were you to relate to any person, however evil they may be, with anything less than love. The Holy Spirit is given to you so that the heart of God might be formed in you. If you are willing, he will change your heart. Are you willing?
Ask God to help you to see other people as he sees them.
Read Luke 6:27-49
