Do you remember the first time (or any other time) that you felt “loved”? So many people are searching for love in variety of ways, and from a number of different sources. Today’s Blog entry deals with love.
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.” 1 Corinthians 13:4
At an early age many of us were exposed to some type of idea of what love was/meant. It may have been through a cartoon movie, where the princess and prince live happily ever after. Or it may have been through the way we have seen various adults that we are close to interact with each other. Some people even do ridiculously crazy (negative) things, and cite love as the reason why they did it. With all this being said, I would to take a look at what the bible says about love.
In the scripture above, (1 Corinthians 13:4) attributes of love are listed (the word charity can also be used to describe love).
*Suffereth long is like another way of saying patient. How many times have you seen a person who says they love someone, yet at the first sign of any type of conflict in the marriage, they totally give up and walk out on the person (I want to point out that when I say conflict I don’t mean physical abuse or anything of that nature). For example, you have a newly wed couple, and the husband starts to notice that he really doesn’t like his wife’s cooking, so he starts thinking about how a girlfriend he had in the past was a much better cook and thus begins the cycle of second guessing the whole marriage. If the husband truly loves the wife, this is definitely something that he will work through.
*Kind- If a person truly loves another person, they should be kind to them. This is not to say that you will always agree, but even when there is a disagreement the person should still show forth respect. Lets revisit the newly wed example. Say the husband and wife have agreed that the husband will take out the trash each week, however the last two weeks, the husband has been running late for work, and thus left the house in a mad dash forgetting to take out the garbage, leaving his wife to handle the duties. When the wife addresses the husband on this issue, she should do so in a civilized manner, and avoid yelling at him, calling him lazy, etc.
*Envieth Not- A person that is truly showing forth love, should not be envious of the things that God blesses other people with. Instead they should be thankful for the blessings they themselves have received from God. Show forth support to others when you see God advancing them.
*Vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up- Being boastful, and prideful is not a way to show forth love. When God blesses you with something, realize that it is a gift from Him, and be thankful, but make sure you’re not arrogant.
Jesus Christ showed us the ultimate example of love by laying down His life so that we could be saved. In order to truly understand love, a person needs to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.” 1 Corinthians 13:4
At an early age many of us were exposed to some type of idea of what love was/meant. It may have been through a cartoon movie, where the princess and prince live happily ever after. Or it may have been through the way we have seen various adults that we are close to interact with each other. Some people even do ridiculously crazy (negative) things, and cite love as the reason why they did it. With all this being said, I would to take a look at what the bible says about love.
In the scripture above, (1 Corinthians 13:4) attributes of love are listed (the word charity can also be used to describe love).
*Suffereth long is like another way of saying patient. How many times have you seen a person who says they love someone, yet at the first sign of any type of conflict in the marriage, they totally give up and walk out on the person (I want to point out that when I say conflict I don’t mean physical abuse or anything of that nature). For example, you have a newly wed couple, and the husband starts to notice that he really doesn’t like his wife’s cooking, so he starts thinking about how a girlfriend he had in the past was a much better cook and thus begins the cycle of second guessing the whole marriage. If the husband truly loves the wife, this is definitely something that he will work through.
*Kind- If a person truly loves another person, they should be kind to them. This is not to say that you will always agree, but even when there is a disagreement the person should still show forth respect. Lets revisit the newly wed example. Say the husband and wife have agreed that the husband will take out the trash each week, however the last two weeks, the husband has been running late for work, and thus left the house in a mad dash forgetting to take out the garbage, leaving his wife to handle the duties. When the wife addresses the husband on this issue, she should do so in a civilized manner, and avoid yelling at him, calling him lazy, etc.
*Envieth Not- A person that is truly showing forth love, should not be envious of the things that God blesses other people with. Instead they should be thankful for the blessings they themselves have received from God. Show forth support to others when you see God advancing them.
*Vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up- Being boastful, and prideful is not a way to show forth love. When God blesses you with something, realize that it is a gift from Him, and be thankful, but make sure you’re not arrogant.
Jesus Christ showed us the ultimate example of love by laying down His life so that we could be saved. In order to truly understand love, a person needs to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13