True Love Is Practical - IN MIND, TOO

 The mind is a dynamic factor toward our expressng or holding back loce toward otherrs.  We need to watch the state of our mind, so as to see that it is not negative, self-centered, introverted. wholly absorbed in oneself or thinking wew are a  nuisance to others, and so  inclining us to be alone with our thoughts.  The apostle's antidote for such   a mental disorder  is this: "Keeping an eye, not in personal interest upon just your own matter, but also in personal interest upon those of the others.  Keep this mental attitude  in you which was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:4, 5, NW) Following ths antidote we shall be moved to act unselfishly  toward others in the New World society.  This should nlt  be too hard.  If Christ's sermon on the mount commanded us to love even our enemies and do good to them, how much rather should we love our lovers, our brothers in the family of God?  Be a loving extrovert.  

Describing how this quality works, 1 Corinthians 13:5, (NW)  says: "It does not keep account of the injury."  In other words, do not hold a grudge against a spiritual brother.  If any one stubbornly does so, he may turn out to be as irreconcilable as the offended brother described in Proverb 18:19: "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and such contentions are like the bars of a castle."  Yes, contrary  to what might be expected, a brother will refuse to show family affection and forgive his own flesh-and-blood brother, evidently taking the attitude that his brother should not have offended or transgressed against one so close to him as his own brother. 

Next time: True Love Is Practical - IN MIND, TOO- Continued

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