091 – MARCH 2011
THINK ABOUT IT
Sometimes people can be very rude. People can annoy you, provoke you, mistreat you, and be down right mean spirited towards you.
Most times, our natural reaction is to hit back and let them know who is right. That response usually ends up in some sort of failure. You would think that we might learn … but we don’t.
I am finally realizing that “love” is the answer to all of these issues.
1 Cor 13:2-3 “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. “
1 Cor 13:4-7 “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 … “
And how about this?
1 Cor 13:8 Love never fails.
Love never fails.
We might try to solve things by getting provoked, but that will usually fail. Practice some envy, parade ourself around, puff ourself up. It will fail. We try again - Act rudely, demand our own way, let everyone know that we are right. Blah! Blah! Blah! It all fails.
Love never fails. Repeat that a bunch of time – out loud - so you can hear yourself say it. “Love never fails.” Accent the first word – “LOVE never fails.” Accent the second word – “Love NEVER fails.” Say it again. One more time.
Due to the Earth's magnetic field - a compass points to the North Pole. If you get lost or need direction … no matter where you stand on Earth, you can use the compass in your hand and it will always point toward north … and head you in the right direction.
Due to the God’s nature - a spiritual compass points to His love. If you get lost or need direction … no matter where you stand on Earth, you can use the spiritual compass in your heart and it will always point toward love… and head you in the right direction.
Whenever you need to react in victory - pick up your spiritual compass. It’s the “love compass”. It’s in your “right” pocket. (Actually, you’ll find it in your heart.) The needle always points to love. Because love never fails.
Throw away the “me compass”. It’s in your “wrong” pocket. (Actually, you’ll find it in your heart also.) Be careful! The “me compass” gives you bad advice. It sings, “Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, …” It constantly fails. Throw it out!!!!!
1 Cor 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
