"[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...
"[Love] is not easily angered." (1 Corinthians 13:5c NIV)Why are we so easily angered? Will this make us better friends? Help us get along better? Keep peace in our families? Our work places? Our classrooms? Our churches? Our world?Not at all. In fact, it will...
"[Love] keeps no record of wrongs." (1 Cor 13: 5c NIV)How would you feel if our Heavenly Father kept records of all the wrong things you do? Would you like that? No way! And good news, it isn't true. The Bible says, "...as far as the east is from the west, so far has...
"[Love] always protects." (1 Corinthians 13:7a NIV)What would you do if someone was nasty to your spouse or to one of your kids? I know that I would immediately go to that person's rescue. What about if you are a teacher, and one of the students in your class is...
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." (1 Cor. 13:6 NIV)I admit, I have a problem with selfishness. Especially as a child, but I'm ashamed to say that this all-too-human tendency continues to plague me in adulthood as well. I remember one...
"[Love] always trusts." (1 Corinthians 13:7b NIV)Is it possible to have love without trust?Not according to 1 Cor. 13:7! Why?Because love is simply given, and there is no question as to whether the recipient of the love should be loved or not. We simply trust that...
"Love always perseveres." (1 Corinthians 13:7c NIV) How many students did I have in my classroom every year? Class sizes always vary, but I always volunteered to take more, making my class size usually bigger than anyone else in my school. There was one time, however,...