November 4, 2011
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
When we love it is not appropriate for us to cancel someone because they did something deserving. I feel like this verse is kind of a continued definition of longsuffering. We should bear any wrongdoing that someone can dish out at us. Paul also throws endures as the last attribute to clearly reinforce the importance of longsuffering through love. I believe this is one of the most important characteristics of love; just for the mere fact that is alluded to at least three times in this explanation of love given by Paul. Also, with long suffering we are able to persevere in sharing the gospel and not allow our discouragements stop us from fulfilling the great commission presented to us in Matthew 28, and run the race with endurance that Paul speaks of in Hebrews 12.
In applying this I will pray for God to give me a loving heart and the strength to carry out these attributes listed by Paul.
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