"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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. "
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is not scheduled, it is not timed. It is not planned or construed. It is given by God - to be given in the moment of its need. To be with God is to know love. To be joined with Jesus is to be filled with Love. With Jesus - his love pours from us without desired application of choice.
The love of Jesus flows freely like a rushing river of living water. You will find yourself in situations - responding with kindness, patience, without your personal will ahead of another.
Love derives from God, not from us. We cannot command love to be worked out within ourselves. Love springs forth from the Holy Spirit and is evident in the spontaneity of the happenings of life. When the Holy Spirit is working in us we become rightly aligned with the way of Jesus without conscious effort.
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