Adeola Akinsemoyin @mantha

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"See."
It's a word that beckons us to pause, behold, and admire the details that sometimes go unnoticed.
The writer John says, "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1 NIV)

It sounds like a simple encouragement: fix your attention on the profound depths of God's love that surpasses all understanding!
And though this truth of God's love is simple, it's sometimes complex to truly grasp and behold. You might have scars of rejection from your past, trauma from those who were supposed to love you, or unreconciled relationships that make it so easy to forget that you are loved beyond measure by your Heavenly Father.

God's love reminds us that our brokenness doesn't define us—His unconditional love does. See, behold, and turn your affections toward this great love. Through the Father's lavish love, you are transformed, renewed, and brought into a relationship that eternally defines who you are.

God calls you His own—a child of God—not your past hurts or rejections. You are His, and you are loved beyond measure.

Pause today. Take intentional moments to see and behold. Reflect on how God's love for you has been made evident in your life through the years of joy and sorrow.

Culled from you version's devotional.

Find joy even in the little things.

No matter what you do never let your hope go down, the moment you lose hope everything becomes meaningless.
Hold on to that gleamer of hope you have and keep forging ahead, you've got this!

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful.
Don't build your happiness on another human being because humans are not perfect and can fail you but God is the ultimate, He is love, his love is unconditional and can never fail you.

Happy valentine's day 💞💕💙💜

Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable and it keeps no record of being wronged.

There's an adage in Yoruba language that's translated to mean if a chicken pours my medicine away, I will also break it's eggs in return. This is not the way of love, love turns the other cheek and doesn't keep referring to the wrong being done by others, love forgives easily. To love means to be counter cultural, because culture might say if someone hurts you you should do the same to them, but love says if someone hurts you– forgive them.
Check again are you loving right?

Love is kind. Kindness can never be overestimated, in this cruel world we all need people around us who can be kind to us and we return the favour.
Are you kind to your partner and loved ones? If you are not then your love is questionable.

It's the month of love. Love is that word that has been abused over time, while some genuinely love, others just masquerade lust as love.

The Bible says love is patient, search within yourself is what you call love patient towards your partner and those around you, or is it impatient, hasty or temperamental. If you are on the receiving end of the supposed love, here's a litmus test for you, is his or her love patient with you or impatient, temperamental or even insecure.

True love is sweet when you find it but you have to be patient, because when you experience it, it would be like nothing you've ever experienced before.

Sometimes all you need do is stand your ground and fight for what you believe. If you do not know where you are going, others will drag you to where they are going which might not be where you are supposed to be. So constantly search within yourself, reinvent yourself, but don't stay in one position. Happy hump day friends.

I don't intend to be lonely at the top, I intend to bring people to the top with me, we will grow together, smash goals and take territories. It's only lonely at the top because you are unfamiliar with the people that are there with you, it's either you bring others from the bottom to join you or you make friends with people that are also at the top. You have a choice.