1 Corinthians 13 says "love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy, love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, love never fails."
Who can know this kind of love? I know I am not deserving! But if I want to be more Christ like this is the love I am called to. 1 Cor 13 also says "without love I am nothing", I don't want to be nothing. My problem is this kind of love takes courage and strength because it causes you to be compassionate and understanding in the face of pain and suffering. Loving is one of the hardest things in the world to do. There is so much at stake when we love. We open our hearts up and become vulnerable to more pain. I don't know of any relationship that hasn't had some kind of pain in the midst. Look at our loving father and His sacrificial love for us through His one and only Son. All other love pales in comparison.
Wanted: A love that will help carry this heavy load and suffer many trials all while being kind. A love that will not seek anything for itself but always be willing to give more. Someone who will not think one bad thought ever and will not sin. A love that forgives time and time again! A person who will always be true and never lose faith enduring to the bitter end. A love that will not fail! Who could ever answer an add like that?
I wonder if we even realize as we search this life for love that there is no human being who can fill this need. Some people spend years and years going from one relationship to another searching for true love. Others are content with imperfection and settle for less than what they originally set out to find, assuming love is just a fairy tail. But what if you could have that kind of love? What if you stopped the search too soon? What if you were just looking in all the wrong places? What if the love that you so desperately desire doesn't look at all like you thought it would?
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