who are your neighbors???

“..Love your neighbor as yourself.”  
have you ever given much thought to 
‘who is my neighbor??’

maybe you live in town and have neighbors on each side
or maybe you’re like the Pioneer Woman and live miles from even one

but we all have “neighbors”
your neighbors could be
your spouse
children
family members
coworkers
church families
friends

other neighbors we may not know as well
 but are neighbors nonetheless 

drive thru window worker
woman at the checkout
handyman
homeless man, woman, boy or girl

“red and yellow, black and white they are precious in His sight”

and if we KNOW HIM
they are to be 
“precious in OUR SIGHT ” as well

TRULY.

I was challenged with this thought today
and I challenge you 
PARTICULARLY those of YOU reading 
who PROFESS CHRIST as SAVIOR and LORD of YOUR LIFE

do you (and I) 
R-E-A-L-L-Y
 LOVE your NEIGHBOR as YOURSELF??

do you prefer the needs or wants of others before your own?
are you PATIENT with your neighbor?
are you KIND to your neighbor?
are you JEALOUS of your neighbor?
or BOASTFUL or PROUD or RUDE towards your neighbor?
are you IRRITABLE towards your neighbor?
do you keep a record of your neighbors wrongs?

tough huh?
I think so.

One said
 “it’s IMPOSSIBLE to LOVE your neighbor as much as we LOVE OURSELVES.”

 we are a generation 
IN LOVE with OURSELVES
and if you say you aren’t 

I question your authenticity.

so I would agree with the one who said it is impossible.
Impossible without God’s grace.

but by HIS GRACE
not only is it possible
it’s commanded.

 Now ⁷  by this we know that we have come to know God: ⁸  if we keep his commandments.2:4 The one who says “I have come to know God” ⁹  and yet does not keep his commandmentsis a liar, and the truth is not in such a person. 2:5 But whoever obeys his ¹⁰  word, truly in this person ¹¹  the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him. 2:6 The one who says he resides ¹²  in God ¹³  ought himself to walk ¹⁴  just as Jesus ¹⁵  walked.  (I John 2:3-6)