{"id":2694,"date":"2019-02-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2019-02-24T19:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T00:10:18","slug":"the-power-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/the-power-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-html-block\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/j44mp-a8c8e1?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/j44mp-a8c8e1?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><u>Once upon a time there was a piece of iron, which was very strong and very hard. Many attempts had been made to break it, but all had failed<\/u>.<\/strong><br \/><em><br \/>\u201cI\u2019ll master it,\u201d <\/em>said the <u>axe<\/u>\u2026 and his blows fell heavily upon the piece of iron, but every blow only made the axe\u2019s edge more blunt, until <u>it finally ceased to strike and gave up in frustration<\/u>.<br \/><em><br \/>\u201cLeave it to me,\u201d<\/em> said the <u>saw<\/u>\u2026 and it worked back and forth on the iron\u2019s surface until its jagged teeth were all worn and broken. Then in despair, <u>the saw quit trying and fell to the side<\/u>.<br \/><em><br \/>\u201cAh!<\/em>\u201d said the <u>hammer<\/u>, <em>\u201cI knew you two wouldn\u2019t succeed. I\u2019ll show you how to do this!\u201d<\/em> But at the first fierce blow, <u>off flew its head and the piece of iron remained just as before<\/u>, proud and hard and unchanged.<br \/><em><br \/>\u201cShall I try?\u201d<\/em> asked the <u>small soft flame<\/u>. <br \/><em><br \/>\u201cForget it,\u201d<\/em> everyone else said. <em>\u201cWhat can you do? You\u2019re too small and you have no strength.\u201d <\/em><br \/><strong><em><br \/>But the small soft flame curled around the piece of iron, embraced it\u2026 and never left it until it melted under its warm irresistible influence.<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em><br \/>T<u>urn on the news<\/u>, <u>read a newspaper or go online<\/u>. <u>You will find a multitude of axes<\/u>, <u>saws and hammers<\/u>. <u>Go look in the mirror<\/u>. <u>Do you see<\/u> an <u>axe<\/u>, a <u>saw<\/u> or a <u>hammer<\/u>? Do you see a <u>Flame of Love<\/u>?<\/em><\/strong>    A God Glance<br \/><em><br \/>God\u2019s way is not the way of force but love. <strong><u>God\u2019s way is not to break hearts but to melt them<\/u>.<\/strong> <u>That is our calling<\/u> \u2013 <u>to melt hearts<\/u>\u2026 <u>under the irresistible warmth of God\u2019s gracious love<\/u>.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/>We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. <\/em>  1 John 4:16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Once upon a time there was a piece of iron, which was very strong and very hard. 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