Seek the Best

We have all heard the following verse, most likely in the these words;

“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.15.12.NLT

Or maybe you’ve heard this version;

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.15.12.NIV

Reading the verse in the above versions seems like an impossible task. We can’t love others the way Jesus loved us because we are not Him. We aren’t God and haven’t been asked to sacrifice ourselves for others. It’s easy to ignore or discount what the verse says because we are human and don’t see others the way God and Jesus see them. We only see them through our eyes. The version below helps clarify how this should look.

““This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭12‬ ‭AMP‬‬
So loving others like Jesus commanded means seeking the best for others. That is something that we can do but often times is missed. How many times when we deal with others do we want them to experience the best, especially when it comes to conflict with others? We act in a way to assure that we are the ones who benefit from the situation without thought of how it affects others. If we truly want to follow this commandment we need to seek the best for others. The next time you have conflict don’t just survive. Try to think about how Jesus views them and seek the best for them also and you both could thrive!