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"[Love] is not self-seeking." (1 Corinthians 13:5b NIV)
 

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Love is not Self-Seeking: God's Love in You, Part 10

"[Love] is not self-seeking." (1 Corinthians 13:5b NIV)

I know people who can talk and talk and talk. In fact, I had a student in my class once who wouldn't stop talking. She also made constant drumming noises on her desk. Now, please understand that I don't tolerate little noises like that. They make me crazy, and my students all knew this. In this case, however, the girl who made the noises and talked all the time was a special needs student and she actually couldn't stop herself.

There was another student in my class who wanted to please me, no matter what. He was not at all happy, and without explaining why, he asked his father to come to the classroom and "fix" the problem. The father came, and not understanding what was upsetting his son, he started accusing me. His son, however, was quick to correct him and let him know that he needed to stop the girl from making noises so it wouldn't upset me!

In the end, it was a major misunderstanding, and we all had a good laugh. This opened the door for me to talk to this student about accepting people how they are.

"But the noise really bothers me, too!" the student admitted.

I looked at him and said, "Can we use these annoying noises to help others? I have an idea. When the noise starts to upset you, let me know and I'll tell you a joke."
 
The dad nodded his approval. He then affirmed that his son respected me as a teacher and thanked me for my efforts in resolving the problem. I invited the father to come to my classroom at any time.

In the end, that student learned to accept the girl who made noises, and within a week, the noise didn't bother him any more.

This student learned that we can't just think about our own happiness. We have to learn to not be self-seeking. That's what love really is. Love doesn't seek itself, it seeks the happiness of others first and foremost!

Rob Chaffart

 

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Please join in a 24 hour prayer chain, praying agaist COVID-19.

A world day of prayer is called for Sunday, March 28, at 12 noon local time.

All Christians are asked to pray at home from 12 noon to 1 pm, covering the globe in 24 hours of prayer. Please join in, and also forward this to all the Christians you know.

Pray for: 
1. The stop of the spread of COVID-19
2. The recovery of those already infected
3. Peace for the families who lost loved ones
4. Restoration of the economies of the world
5. Wisdom for governments who have to manage the outbreak
6. For people to seek and get to know the living God

Let's cover the 24 hour period on Sunday with heartfelt, sincere, intercessory prayer!

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God bless each of you, and please, please, please, self-isolate and stay safe!

In His love,
Lyn Chaffart, 
Moderator, The Illustrator 

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