1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
This is God’s definition of LOVE. We should hang this up on our mirror and memorize it. Study it and take it wherever we go, because it is guaranteed that we will need to put it to practice throughout the day.
When we are standing in that line at the grocery store, and someone in front of us is taking way longer than we think they should, and we are on a schedule. That’s a good time to be reciting these verses and remember how God says to act.
When we are dealing with a family member, and they are not doing things the way they know they should be. Another good time to repeat it to ourselves.
When we are at work, and our coworker, employer, or employees, are not doing their share and we seem to end up with the brunt of the workload. This is very hard, but we need to remember these verses.
These scriptures do not leave anything out. There are many different situations that we run into where we will have to put these verses into practice. Love endures patiently, and many times it can be inconvenient and uncomfortable.
We may say, “well, I don’t have to love them. There are so many more people in this world that treat me better”.
And if we choose not to love them or show kindness, that’s our choice.
But, the Lord commanded us to love one another if we want to do His will and not just love those that treat us right or the ones we like to be around.
Romans 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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