Imagine someone who has an interest in some activity or the like or who enjoys the company of certain people. They can get on quite well with these hobbies and friends, but this relationship can sometimes overreach this level of activity or interest. It can become an overwhelming passion or – in the case of companions – even like falling in love. When you get to this stage with some hobby or activity then you can become totally engrossed and can excel in the associated activity; but with some interpersonal relationship it becomes love and devotion – we take it to excess.
I hope you may have experienced something like this and understand what I am meaning. It results in a devotion that can, even simultaneously, bring about great devotion and difficulty or even pain. Think of your understanding of the life of Jesus! He showed love to all, but also suffered opposition and pain (even eventually accusation, condemnation and death). We must be prepared to exceed in our devotion/attachment to loving our world and its inhabitants and even expect challenges and apparent failure. But to get to this level of life (Christ-like) we must exceed in our ‘devotion’ and then we will succeed.
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