1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

we are a strange people... if we are thinking of ourselves and what we need and how we want to be treated.. we completely agree with this interpretation of love... yet if we are talking about how we love someone else... it is not quite as realistic...

we would all say that we love someone in this world.. yet how often could we say we have not ever been irritable with this person? how often could we in all honesty say we do not keep record of being wronged... we may have forgiven the person.. yet we can recall the wrong done to us in the greatest of details... love never gives up.. never loses faith... is always hopeful.. and endures no matter what.. if that is true... we should have so many more saved marriages.. so many unbroken families.. even extended family...

I would say even of myself... this very day.. for no reason whatsoever.. I feel as though I am defeated... I have no hope... I have faith.. I recall very vividly what God has said... and I am of the belief at this point.. that if He does not do His will in my life then it will not get done... I am tired... but that doesn't sound like the love we see written in the scripture...

what is it that is so lacking in our love walk that we seem to continually fall prey to our feelings rather than stand strong on God's word... and surely.. we should recognize that we need to do better...