Love patiently accepts all things.
Love never gives up.
Love bears all things.
Love bears up under anything and everything that comes. 1 Corinthians 13:7
The Transformative Power Of Love
Hopefully, we have all gone deeper into the transformative power of love during this season.
In many of the people I talk with inside and outside the church, I have seen a 'worldly' view of God in this area of bearing up under anything and everything that comes.
As I talk with people who have failed to walk or obey God, they give me the impression that they see Him just throwing up His arms and saying,
"What am I ever going to do with you?".
Instead, He is an Abba Father, Holy Dad, who rolls up His sleeves and says,
Let's get through this together and learn from it!
Learn that I, your God, am faithful and call you beloved!
Know that love never gives up, regardless of circumstances.
Lord, may we exercise the faith that You have given us to bear up under anything and everything that comes our way. Just because we haven't seen You move in our loved ones' lives, neighbors' lives, or our community in the way You desire, may we continue to pray, and pray, and pray for Your glory to shine forth. Amen