God commands us as Christians to love others, even those we don’t like. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 tells us what that looks like:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails."
According to these verses, we are to:
- Be patient
- Be kind
- Not be jealous
- Not brag
- Not be arrogant
- Not act unbecomingly
- Not seek our own
- Not be provoked
- Not take into account a wrong suffered
- Not rejoice in unrighteousness
- Rejoice with the truth
- Bear all things
- Believe all things
- Hope all things
- Endure all things
And, if we do these things, we will not fail, because love never fails.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Encouraging others, building and pulling them up and along toward the things of God, day after day, as long as it is still called "today", with God's promise of Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow.
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Welcome to Strength for Today, Bright Hope for Tomorrow! My goal, and the purpose of this blog, is to encourage young women in their daily life and their walk with God. The wonderful hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness, which contains the line “Strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow”, has become a favorite of mine as God has given me strength each day to follow Him, and the bright hope for both my earthly future and eternity in Heaven. As Christ brings me strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, I hope you find it as well. Great is HIS faithfulness!
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