WHAT LOVE IS AND WHAT LOVE ISN'T

"The Way of Love

¹If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. ²If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing.^3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.

Love cares more for others than for self.

Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.

Love doesn't strut,

Doesn't have a swelled head,

Doesn't force itself on others,

Isn't always "me first,"

Doesn't fly off the handle,

Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,

Doesn't revel when others grovel,

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,

Puts up with anything,

Trusts God always,

Always looks for the best,

Never looks back,

But keeps going to the end. "

 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Have you been searching for the true meaning of love? Well what you see above is the true definition of love. 

The above extract is directly from the MESSAGE BIBLE with no modifications. 

It clearly points out what love is and what love isn't. 

To live is to love and to love is to live. 

Love is pure. Love is kind. Love is rich. Love doesn't cost a thing. Love unconditionally! Not the love of this world that is selfish,puffed up and expects something in return but the kind that is genuine and sincere. 

Today,  determine to show some more love to your family,  friends,  colleagues,  strangers and even your  enemies. Yes! The Bible says Love your enemies because by so doing,  you heap a coal of fire upon their heads. 

If you allow hate to grow in your heart because someone hurt you or disappointed you or caused you harm in anyway, that passion of hate will end up consuming you,  not the person that offended you. 

Know this today, when someone hurts you and you harbor hate for that person,  you bring yourself down to the level of that person but when you forgive, you are the bigger,  stronger and happier  person. One who forgives quickly is not a fool, infact, it takes a lot of courage and strength to forgive a friend who stabs you in the back or a lover who broke your heart or someone who betrayed your trust but if you can look beyond the pain,  very difficult I must say but possible, if you can, you will be happy and proud of yourself. 

When love hurts,  you can look up to God as your source of strength. He will help you refine your broken heart and renew the love that had been buried by pain. 

Don't sacrifice your happiness and inner peace because of someone else's shortcoming. You deserve to be happy. You deserve love. Everyone deserves a second chance at love. It's not easy at all especially when the hurt is buried in your heart and the pain runs deep in your soul but with the help of God,  you can overcome anything and come out stronger and better. 

Love just a little more today. Love your neighbors  as yourself. If your love has been the fake type, pray to God to teach you how to genuinely and sincerely love and he will definitely help you out. 

Have a blessed week ahead and remember, LIFE IS LOVE! you stop living the moment you stop loving.