Romans 1:8-15

Romans 1:8-15
English Standard Version (ESV)

  A wise pastor once said, "You may be the answer to someone's prayer today."
  We never know, do we?  So often we think we are just taking, but in reality we are often giving back when we don't even realize it.  Our relationships should be mutually beneficial, in that we care and love and serve the other, and the other should strive to do the same.  When we don't do this, we need to seriously reevaluation the relationship, being honest about our own flaws and speaking the truth in love to the other.
  It makes the sacrifice and love of Christ so amazing -- we have nothing to give God but ourselves, and he made us.  And yet still he loves us, sacrificing for us, striving to serve us, selflessly.  God is showing us true love, and hoping that we emulate his love, so that we serve and are served, mutually encouraging one another to go forth and love a world that is not always easy to love.