Love is not a feeling.
I know we’ve all heard it before, love is a choice, its not based on emotion, but do we really believe it? Do I act likeI believe it? If I’m honest with myself, I don’t. I forget many times that I am to Love people, not just when I’m happy or in the mood or even when I feel like giving Love,but all the time. ALL. THE. TIME.
That’s a scary thought to me sometimes. I don’t have a lot of patience, I mean the Lord is definitely working on that subject with me, but let’s be honest I’m just not naturally a patient person. So when I read that love suffers long, I immediately freeze, forget the being kind ( which is another very big thing on the Fix List for me) or the parading itself, or puffed up-ness.
All I can think is, you mean to tell me I am suppose to have long suffering in Love? As in the words "Suffer" and "Long"?....I’m not sure that I necessary appreciate the placement of both of those words next to each other.....
But here’s the thing, I’m not necessarily a piece of cake either, I’m not even a mini cup cake, but the God of the Universe still puts up with me. He looks at me and the stupidities that I continue to put myself in day after day, and He still Loves me. He doesn’t look at me and go “ok, that’s it, I’m done! I’ve had it with you!” He just loves. I mean don’t get me wrong correction definitely takes place, He does Love me after all, and whom He Loves, He makes sure to correct. However, He slow to anger, and has the patience to walk me through this Life, and the Plans that He has for me.
That’s why I have be patient and not get frustrated with people. If Christ looks at me in my human wickedness and is still able to have love for me in a patient manner,then I can certainly learn how to Love and “suffer long” the amazing group of people that God has surrounded me with. It’s not easy certain days, but trust me there are definitely harder people to Love in this world.
One day I hope to be a spiritually superior creature ( please note the sarcasm) and have other reason to choose to Love with patience. But for right now the simple fundamental fact that Christ has patience with me is enough for me to in turn make a choice to do the same with others ( hey, baby steps, right?).So for now this is going to be my driving force. Regardless of the fact that it is not a natural tendency of mine to be patient, I will make the choice to love others with patience even when I don’t feel like it, actually ESPECIALLY when I don’t feel like it.
Application
I will count to 10 when I start to get annoyed with someone, and then be purposeful about my actions and LOVE them!
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