(submitted by H and Megan Kearns)
KEY TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13, focus 13:4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is no self seeking, 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.”
Wow when I first read these words I thought, “How in the world am I going to be able to love like this?” I’m very self-seeking; in fact I am way ok with everything being all about me and H is ok with everything being all about him. God however has challenged us here in a big way over the years.
H and I have traveled many roads together. There have even been times that our agendas have taken us ‘off road’, and though this looked to be adventurous at the time, it wasn’t what God had for us. Oh, we have some stories to tell and some scars to show. We have tested our love, and often it has failed. But through these experiences we have been brought to an understanding that is only through God that we love. Sounds so ‘Bible,’ doesn’t it? Regardless it is truth.
We have realized life is always in motion, moving from one season to another, always compelling us to ‘journey on.’ This realization has brought this scripture to life. What we experience as we grow becomes part of who we are. All of it lingers in some respect or another. As we learn to accept the words love always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, God reveals and allows more of him in our lives.
Our God just wants to love us. Sit with this scripture, let the words sink in then listen for what God is saying to you.
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