True love endures ALL things! It sustains through hurt, pain, shame, the good and the bad. True love does not hold resentment, bitterness, jealousy, envy, judgment or haughtiness. I'm not sure if we really know what it meansto love. Jesus on the cross endured the cross and the shame because He loved us. He had the prerequisite mindset that nothing will separate us from His love, therefore He had already prayed for us. No matter what we did, His love conquered it all.
As believers, many times, our hearts grow faint in well doing because of circumstances and situations. Our hearts grow faint because of past failures. Often times, we carry around the mindset, knowingly or unknowingly that "There is NOTHING in ME that a CHANGE in YOU won't fix." It is wrong mindset, wrong intention, and wrong agenda, if you really love God's people and we are ALL God's people (saved or unsaved). Our ultimate example which is God had all the reasons to not love us, but He endured the cross for you and for me all because He loved us.
True love causes you to improve your character, your integrity, and your actions towards one another. True love does not fail in difficult and challenging times. True love forgives the offender. True love has grace and mercy. Some of us have grace with no mercy. Grace without mercy islike peanut butter and no jelly. Some of us will give you their time(grace), but there is no compassion or kindness (mercy). What would we do if God did us the same way??? Where would we be if it had not been for thelove of Jesus Christ??? Could we imagine...probably not... Let's be encouraged to love one another whether it be a stranger, your spouse, a family member, a friend, a co-worker, or whoever it might be, but true love conquers all!
Reference Scriptures:1 Corinthians 13; Romans 8:36-39; Hebrews 12:2
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