November 2, 2011
“does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;”
As Paul continues his description of agape love we see some of the most common human tendencies in the “do not do list”. These are all things that we do without thinking about it; treat people rudely, we seek self-satisfaction by any means necessary, and how many times do we allow ourselves to be provoked and think evil thoughts against those who wrong us. Sometimes we need to go through overhauls in our lives in order to live according to the template provided for us in the Bible. All these characteristics that Paul says love is not are natural human tendencies. These are issues that Paul saw that the church in Corinth needed to be absolved and addressed. There are often places in my own life that I often see that need to be renovated, and this renovation is only going to be able to be done through prayer and asking for a renewed heart.
In applying this I will continue to pray for God to help me to work on certain flaws in my life by softening my heart.
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