Do You Love

Have you ever read a passage of scripture so many times that you kinda tune it out applying to your life? It’s not that you don’t believe in its truth or understand its meaning…but it’s so familiar that it is has lost it power to move you?

A few days ago, something too familiar invaded my heart.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

I have read it hundreds of times. I have used it at numerous weddings. I have spoken about it in several messages. It is familiar.

I’ve equated my ability to quote this passage with my willingness to be changed by it.

Sadly those two haven’t been equal.

Am I patient?

Am I kind?

Do I not envy?

Am I not proud?

Do my kids think I’m not easily angered?

Does my wife think I keep no record of wrongs?

Do I rejoice in the truth?

Do I always protect my friends and those closest to me?

Do I always trust?

Am I willing to persevere even when I feel like giving up?

Do I love? Really.

Greater than faith, is love.

Greater than hope, is love.

Is my life characterized by patience and kindness and humility? Will I allow this passage to transform me?

Do you love?

Does it have the power to transform you?

Amazingly, its transformational power is up to us.

Which word that describes love do you struggle to live out the most?