Verses that inspire - filter with this verse

Recently, these verses in Galatians spoke to my heart:

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:6b, 13-14)

Take a moment, as I did, and allow those words to trickle down deep into your mind and your heart. We need to meditate on their meaning - they are truly important.

The significance of verse 6b there is that if we're not expressing our faith in God through loving others, none of the other things that we do all day long really matter!

Where do we find ourselves in life? Wherever that is, God has placed us there for a unique purpose. Only we can totally fill that need. It's like each and every day we are on a mission from God -- that mission is to express our faith through acts of love.
The expressions of love can take many, many forms . . . kindness, respect, appreciation, involvement, a helping hand, patience, friendship. It matters not if we're a business person, a clerk, a teacher, a nurse, a laundry worker, or a stay at home mom or caretaker . . . we are an important part of the body of Christ.
Can we even imagine the difference we could make in untold numbers of lives, if each of us went through our days expressing our faith through love for others?  We can have lots of answers to Bible questions. We can memorize lots of verses that are helpful in all kinds of situations.
BUT if we are not expressing our faith in Jesus by pouring out love for others, none of that stuff matters at all.

Maybe we should tape this verse to our mirror. To our car dashboard. To our computer at our desk. It's so short, we can even memorize it.
Let's use this verse as a filter for our thoughts and our actions.
Today.
Tomorrow.
Every day.