4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
This verse keeps coming up for me lately. Yesterday during quiet time I journaled about it. Unknown to me, my daughter, during her quiet time, wrote it down along with some words which God told her to give to me. I just love how God tells us things and then tells us again a different way. It's as if He is saying, "just in case you didn't get it when I told you before..."
So, yesterday I was asking God to allow me to have this kind of love. I want to be patient and kind. I do not want to feel envy of others. I want to be thankful for all the blessings God gives me every day. I do not want to boast about myself but rather in everything I do, I want to give glory to God. I DO NOT want pride in my life. Ugly, pesky thing. I do not want to use words or act in ways which may bring dishonor to others or to God. I want to encourage and edify others. I want to be a servant. I want to " do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility [I want to] consider others better than myself" (Philippians 2:3)
But I must 38" Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.[because] The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mark 14:38) and I can't just say a quick prayer in the morning and go for the day. We must "17 pray continually" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Every day we struggle. Every day we must re new our mind so that the truth of God's Word is there. We have so many things fighting for our attention. TV, magazines, books, stores, people, commitments, music. We need to guard our hearts. We need to tune out all other voices and focus on the one that matters...God's.
Holy Spirit, fill me with Your love an Your peace. Allow me to live my life in such a way that it would bring glory to God. When I go home at the end of my days on this earth, I want to hear "well done good and faithful servant" While I am still here, I want to love in a 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 kind of way.
No comments:
Post a Comment