Our pillows today come from another kind of list...a LOVE list!
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It does not dishonor
others, it is not 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.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Guess what? We don't get to choose the ones that are easy, or comfortable, or ones that suit us. This list was given to us to obey in full. Paul is telling this body of believers that this kind of love (agape love, the kind that God has for us, unconditional-like...) is the solution to their problems within their church. Max Lucado says about this list in A LOVE WORTH GIVING:
When we love someone we take the entire package.
No picking and choosing. No large
helpings of the good and passing on the
bad. Love is a package deal!
Here's an idea for your Valentine's Day celebration (and mine!). List all the things that "love" looks like and find something in each area to love someone with. For instance, if you find yourself getting impatient, go out of your way to give something back to that person. Give them a gift or an action that shows them they matter to you. The next day, go to the next item on the list. No "Pick 2" this week.
For further study: Exodus 34:6-7, 2 Chron. 5:13-14, Psalm 32:10, Jer. 31:3, Lamentations 3:22-23, John 13:34, Romans 5:8, Galatians 5:22-23, James 2:10, 1 John 3:1-24.
Happy Valentine's Day, friends. Be blessed in your understanding of God's love!
Love,
Holly
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