True Love

Have you ever read the love chapter and thought to yourself how could I ever do that?

I remember as a child reading in 1 Corinthians 13 and thinking today I’m going to try really really hard to walk in love and do all of these things only to be frustrated, upset & condemned by the end of the day.

The problem is we look to ourselves to accomplish this great feat. We will fall short and be frustrated every time. You see, the love of God (true love) can’t be done in and by our own strength and ability but it can when we rely on Him.

The Lord has been speaking to me from this chapter so much the last few days. You see, God is love. He doesn’t try to be it, work it up, or even act like it. He IS IT. Love=God and God=love. It’s His very nature.

Let’s look at 1 Corinthians 13 in the Message:

Love never gives up.

Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut,

Doesn’t have a swelled head,

Doesn’t force itself on others,

Isn’t always “me first,”

Doesn’t fly off the handle,

Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,

Doesn’t revel when others grovel,

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything,

Trusts God always,

Always looks for the best,

Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

Love never fails.

Now have you ever put Gods name in front of the verses above? Because we know God=Love and Love=God we could read this chapter like this.

God never gives up.

God cares more for others than for self. God doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. God doesn’t strut,

God doesn’t have a swelled head,

God doesn’t force itself on others,

God Isn’t always “me first,”

God doesn’t fly off the handle,

God doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,

God doesn’t revel when others grovel,

God takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,

God puts up with anything,

God trusts always,

God always looks for the best,

God never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

God never fails.

I don’t know about you but when I see that God is true love to me, all day. Every day. It’s easy for me to love those around me.

Today, focus on Gods love for YOU! Let that get down deep in you. Receive it! When you get a revelation of how much God loves you, you will start to ooze love to those around you!

You are freely loved, now freely give!