LOVE IS....

LOVE is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not selfish, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. LOVE does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE never fails. 1Cor.13:6-8



Regardless of how hard one strives to love unconditionally, it is impossible. LOVE IS GOD, and God is the ONLY ONE capable of loving perfectly. He lives in us, and by His Spirit that fills us with His power and grace, we are called to love one another as perfectly as humanly possible. Unfortunately, we all fall short in one way or another, both knowingly and unknowingly, at times. And so we are to choose forgiveness. Both asking for it from someone we've wronged, and offering it to those who hurt us, no matter how deeply or how often. No matter the offense.



I think of the mercies He's shown me and how He makes Himself known to me. He is worthy of all He asks of me, and MORE. He knows my heart;, why it hurts, and He knows that I have hurt others; and still He loves and forgives me. I am humbled when I can look past my circumstances and see HIM...His handing reaching out for mine, waiting to draw me closer to Him, in childlike faithfulness.



He holds each tear I've cried in His hands, and He knows what each one has been shed for. There has never been a greater LOVE, and there will NEVER be a greater ONE than His Son. There should never be a greater reason for wanting to reach out and love as when I trust in Him, even when the pain seems unbearable...because it's not about me...it's about HIM!



Heavenly Father, You never let go, help me to be a light for You, even when the way, at times, seems so dark and I don't understand. Enable me to offer the same grace and forgiveness as You show me. Amen.