In my daily journey, I find loving is not all that easy, imppossible with-out Gods' help.
Some years ago, I read in 1st Corinthians 13:1-3 in the Holy Bible that whatever we do outside of love is to no avail. (my paraphrase) That day I decided to love those around me.
Well, I had no idea what I was in for since I didn't even know a thing about what real love is.
Now, many years latter I stand at the door of those same scriptures and realize I have not made as much progress in my pursuite of loving others as I woulld have hoped.
The one thing I have learned is that my love does fail often. I am not always patient or kind. I am often times rude and prideful. I do not always trust or rejoice in truth. As I read through the passage I see how I fall short of loving others everyday.
So here I am again, deciding to live a life of love. I pray for God to help me, to love others the way he loves me. I pray for Him to fill me with His love and to love others through me. I thank God that his love never fails. (John 3:16) For God so loved us that he gave Jesus for us so if we believe in him we will be saved and given everlasting life with him. (My paraphrase)
Every new day is a new opportunity to choose to look at others through Gods' eyes and love them the way he loves each and every one of us.
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