I spent some time reading through 1 Corinthians 13 last night. It's a passage that is so well known to me... but I didn't really know it all that well... make sense?
So I went through verses 4-8a and I looked at each word. I thought about what the words actually mean by themselves and I found that the whole was much more comprehensive than I had originally thought.
Here is the passage: "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."
So I thought I'd do a mini series from this and just share my thoughts. Here is what was brought to my mind by the first word.
Love is Patient: "True love waits" I don't need to be anxious, God is in control and so whether I want to or not, I will wait. Not only must I merely wait, but i must not be tired by waiting. Patience isn't pretending to be content. Patience is being content- so, Love is Content.
Maybe tonight I'll give you my thoughts on Kindness...
-Samia
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You are a deep and amazing person. I don't think you know your own brilliance. I thank you for your thoughts and your effort in God's Word. You are a help to me in my study of His Word. You inspire me. You really should save all of these thoughts because you truly could publish them and help others... not that you're not helping others just by your blog, but you truly could change the world - not that your not changing the world of your brothers or your mother and father... I'm just sayin' you have the capacity to reach the world with your depth of thought - even if you DO pour the orange juice on your cereal. ;o)Samantha - I truly love you more than tongue can tell. You will never - until we are in heaven - be able to comprehend my love and respect for you. I thank your mother for bringing you into this world and for raising you in the admonition of the Lord. I am so proud to call you my flesh and blood. Truly. x
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