• Posted by TK
  • On February 17, 2009

  • Filed under Personal, Theology

  • 2 Comments

I Am Not Love

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is everything I am not.

I am impatient & unkind. I am jealous and boastful and proud and rude. I demand my own way, rejoice about injustice and do not rejoice when truth wins. I give up, lose faith and am never hopeful. I know nothing of endurance.

I’m a broken, wrecked guy who, on my own, can do nothing remotely close to love.

Thankfully, God knew this when he formed me. He had a plan for my life. He ultimately sent his son Jesus to pay for the penalty of my sin (John 3:16). And it is only through my relationship with Jesus that I am able to love. The very nature of love comes from God. (1 John 4:16).

May God pour his love on my life. I need it desperately. May He become so much more in my life and me so much less. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

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  1. Posted by Joe 17th February, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    http://www.spurgeon.org/morn_eve/this_morning.cgi

    It's interesting how your thoughts today coincide.

  2. Posted by TraceK 17th February, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    God is good!

    BTW, I wrote this post on Sunday night. :)

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