Faith, Hope and Love...These Three?

I think that we spend time nurturing the love of the brethren in many areas of life, most of which are outside the family. God sets the solitary in families. Love is lent to us by God in these many relationships. God is sovereign and as Daniel said in his prayer, to us belongs confusion but to God belongs wisdom and honor and truth. Unfortunately, we forget that in our expressions of love, it seems, most of all.
We leave ourselves sitting ducks for the worst sins on the right hand and on the left. God blessed us with Church to help us negotiate the turns of love on either side. The solitary have a place to bring their loveless selves and find a drop of love that can get them through the day. The confused and diverted must come and find the spiritual harnesses for their mental and emotional distracted selves. The goal of the devil for everyone, is to take from God and one another and not to give. Take the glory from God for yourself. Gods intentions are for all to receive what they need, in love from God and give what they have, to His church.
Confusion reigns when the reins of our love are not given to God; having our souls patiently instructed and directed appropriately. There are seasons of special danger, such as midlife and empty nest. We mustn't be afraid to bring our sadness and need to God, who has all things richly to enjoy. Let us not gouge ourselves with one set of love expressions. We are brothers and sisters in Christ and have to pray one for another that we may be healed in our Churches and in our families and free one another to enjoy the fruit of brotherly love that is healing to the soul. We sin and love oneanother inappropriately either by overzealous expression or by inhibition. Only Jesus can direct us in our love to carry oneanother in our paralyzed parts to the throne of grace where we can find mercy and grace to help in a time of need.
There is mercy for the lonely and the fallen and the defiled and the uncontrolled and the sorry, sick and sad. We do not need to pretend in the midst of the family of God and we neither need to bare all, either. We can look at oneanother and know that, if we are in His presence we are there because we are standing in the need of prayer. God enters when we praise Him and gives us the touch from Heaven that allows us to learn of Him in His word. To learn to govern ourselves better in the next week and to learn to grow in correct expressions of love to oneanother.
Lord, I have been so selfish and wanting. I have been so wrong in my expressions to my brethren and loved ones. There is forgiveness and healing and instruction in You and that is why I come into Your presence.
Am I the one who is to instruct Your people? Then I fall on Your grace for help in this season. Am I the listener? I come with ears attuned to what You would say to direct me. In all seasons and in all positions, I am there to give and to receive. God has more than heart can wish. More healing and more grace and more instruction than we can hold. Let us pick up what He gives in Worship and get home to digest and grow up.