Love
Never Gives Up, Never Loses Faith,
Is
Always Hopeful,
And
Endures Through Every Circumstance.
Scripture
1
Corinthians 13
5 or rude.
It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no
record of being wronged.
7 Love never
gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through
every circumstance.
13 Three
things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest
of these is love.
Observation
“I,
Eddy, take thee, Kathy, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold,
from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us
part ...” It was a promise I made to Kathy and to God over 50
years ago and it is a promise that I am definitely going to keep!
We
need to think back to the vows that we made to each other on our
wedding day when we find ourselves drifting apart, when all of a
sudden we don't like our life partner very much.
It
doesn't matter if you like him or like her right now or not! There
are going to be plenty of days when you don't like your marriage
partner very much. Marriage is tough. It requires a lot of hard work.
You are living with an imperfect person and so is your partner.
Agape
love is described in 1 Corinthians 13. If you are having trouble in
your relationship then let me suggest putting 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
into practice!
You
can't change your spouse, but you can sure change yourself – love
him or her with 1 Corinthians 13 kind of love and you will be amazed
at how your spouse will suddenly begin to change!
Application
I
will enjoy Valentine's Day with my girlfriend of 50 years!
How
about you? Agape love or selfish love?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for my wife. She is the best!
I
pray for those who are struggling in their relationships. Help them
to understand how to love their spouse with Agape love.
Don't
ever let me forget that love is a choice that I need to make every
single day … for better … for worse! Help me to keep my
relationship with You close so that I can maintain a close
relationship with Kathy. Help me to keep You first and Kathy second
and everybody else and especially myself after that.
Daily
Bible Reading: Leviticus 23,24; Psalms 24; Acts 21; I added: Psalm
34, Psalm 63; Proverbs 14; 1 Corinthians 13
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