"When the work becomes more important than the love, we are headed for divorce court."
Alisa Keeton doesn't hold back in this REVING the Word workout. The church in Ephesus was working hard, enduring patiently, and holding tightly to truth. But somewhere along the way, they had abandoned their first love.
It's possible to be busy doing things for God and lose the intimacy that started it all. As Alisa says, "The productivity cannot become more important than the intimacy."
God isn't asking us to abandon the work. He's inviting us to return to the love that makes the work matter.
ANCHOR SCRIPTURE
Revelation 2:1–5
"But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first." — Revelation 2:4
IN THIS WORKOUT
- Recognizing when spiritual activity becomes more important than love
- Remembering the quality and intensity of your first love
- Repenting as an invitation to refreshment, not shame
- Choosing intimacy with God over the pressure to produce
- Returning to the love that sustains you and carries you forward
PLAYLIST
Love Theory | Kirk Franklin
Resonate | Rezident
Ride Like The Wind (Yacht House Mix) | Christopher Cross, Party Pupils
Seek Me and Find Me | Divine Vibes
Sing My Love (feat. Kim Walker-Smith) [Live] | Jesus Culture
Wild Rushing Wind (Live) | SEU Worship, Caylie Bryant
Reckless Love | Cory Asbury
Runnin' | Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake
EMBODIED PRACTICE
As you move, take Alisa's question with you: How's your loving going?
Has the work become more important than the love? Has productivity, serving, or striving begun to crowd out your intimacy with Jesus?
Take time to remember the love you had at first. Bring your honest heart to God, and ask Him to restore that passion. As Alisa reminds us, "Love started this thing. Love keeps this thing. And love will finish this thing."
Remember. Repent. Return.
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