a few years ago, one of the most influential people in my life told me that i didn't understand the idea of Christlike love. and honestly, at the time, i didn't.
he told me to read 1 Corinthians 13.
of course he did. that's the chapter EVERYONE references when talking about love. way to be original. gee whiz.
but it doesn't stop there with just reading it.
then you apply it.
take the word "love" out.
put your name in it's place.
[Jamie is patient, Jamie is kind. It(she) does not envy, it (she) does not boast, it (she) is not proud. It (she) does not dishonor others, it (she) is not self-seeking, it (she) is not easily angered, it (she) keeps no record of wrongs. Jamie does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It (she) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Jamie never fails.]
woah. woah. woah.
that blows my mind EVERY SINGLE time i try it.
i mean, the first sentence is just crazy. jamie is patient??!?!?! what?!? do you know me?!?!
does not envy?
is not easily angered?
always trusts, always hopes?
NEVER FAILS?!?!
yeah. impossible.
on my own.
the point is this.
duh, we aren't this way. we can't be without Him letting us be and helping us get there.
i can't do any of this because jamie wants to be a better person.
but i can do it when i ask him and let him do it His way, and in his time.
so, until that whole paragraph is true...i'm gonna keep praying for it.
and keep blowing up my blog with entries about love.
Christ love.
get used to it.
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