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When Loving Others Feels Difficult

Sep 29, 2026
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By Julie Ganjei

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

-John 13:34-35 (ESV)

Loving Others When It Hurts

“I don’t do relationships,” I snapped back to my friend while addressing some relational issues in my life as a new baby Christian. You see, I had isolated my heart for a long time because of past hurts before becoming a Christian, and I had built thick walls around my heart for fear of getting hurt again. Trust had been broken on numerous occasions. Perhaps you can relate.

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