Living a Life of Love & Obedience

Lemon intently listening to C.S. Lewis Lecture on Eros Love, while standing on my Bible.

My Prayer Warriors,

I can't believe another month has gone by and yet I can. 8 months down, 4 to go.

Thank you for any and all prayers. This month was particularly tough with what felt like an abnormally heavy assignment load, at the time of year when my work is truly it's hardest and the weather just won't give us a break.

I'm tired.

This month covered a lot of ground with the topic of love, but I found it very connecting to readings and themes from prior months. It focused greatly on this path of God's love to us, the greatest commandment of our love of Him, and then love then flowing through us to our neighbors. The why's, the how's, and the difference between 4 types of love in Greek.

I forgot to mention this video in my response paper, but it's 3 minutes long and I can't stop thinking about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-1vZZMjDhQ

Here is my response paper:

Response Paper - Living a Life of Love and Obedience - Adrienne Ritter.docx

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If you choose to read it, you'll see my main focus this month was on God's love, or understanding the term Agape. The beginning of the formula. As I didn't find it in my best interest to hyper-fixate on loving neighbors or my obedience. It only leads to the enemy's manipulation in my head.

I've been sitting in 1 John 4, particularly verse 19 - "We love because he first loved us."

Prayer Requests:

1. Manage my time better next month, February, and spread out reading and assignments more evenly.

2. Not to ever forget God's love and how I am able to love others at all

3. Continue putting my all into this program, even though I'm tired and burning out, and looking longingly to the end in sight (6/7/26)

Mucho mucho mucho mucho mucho Love <3,

Adrienne

P.S. Month 9 is on "Pursuing God's Call on Your Life" with many articles focused on "Work".