What if I gave away all that I owned and let myself be burned alive? I would gain nothing, unless I loved others.
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:3
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God's kind of love is not about the butterflies in the belly or the kisses at the end of the movie. The love that the media shows us is nothing compared to the love of God. Paul described God's love in these few powerful words.
- Love endures long. This means that love is patient beyond all human reasoning. When others choose to walk away, love chooses to wait and be kind. That is exactly what God did for us. He loved us and still loves us through everything.
- Love is not envious and it is not vain. God put us before His interests many times. He could have chosen to protect his feelings by cutting us off, but he didn't. He could have programmed us to follow his every beck and call but He didn't do that either. He stuck to His promise of giving us the ability to choose - even if we chose against Him.
- Love is not selfish. It is not meant to be about finding ways for you to benefit from other people. God did not redeem us to fulfill His selfish intentions. He saved us so that we would not have to go through the punishment of our own sins. His love did this for us.
- Love does not rejoice in iniquity but always rejoice in truth. God has always been truthful. It's your turn to show this love to Him and others.
Written by Kingsley Alfred
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