"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres......love never fails." I Corinthians 13:4-7
I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Hillsong United concert in Orlando this week and was blown away by the awesome worship experience I had. Midway through the concert they flashed on the screen images of people reciting the love chapter. I immediately realized something. How many times have you heard the love chapter in Corinthians recited at a wedding, or been referenced as a guideline in your personal relationships? What if we took the love chapter and also applied it to how we treat perfect strangers or people we may come in conflict with? I'm preaching to myself here, because my eyes were really opened to this.
Christ commanded us to "love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39) and to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:44). Can you imagine the doors that would open for relationships, the opportunities we would have to witness to others, and the example we would set for all Christians if we just loved ALL people following the guidelines of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7? Really challenge yourself to do this. Ask God to let you see others the way He sees them. Remember the things that love is not, and write that on your heart.
"Give me your eyes for just one second, give me your eyes so I can see. Everything that I keep missing. Give me your love for humanity.Give me your arms for the broken hearted, the ones who are far beyond my reach. Give me your heart for the ones forgotten, give me your eyes so I can see." - Brandon Heath
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