Alas my journey to Peru, where I thought I was coming to learn me some Spanish. While I've done plenty of that, I've found myself searching the deepest innards of my being. Within my soul searching, I've found myself striving to be a better person. Everyday, I want to be the newest, best version of myself. But how? Where do I start?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
A common bible verse, that can often be misunderstood, looked over, or heard but not listened to.
Huh? Abby girl, sister, sweetheart... you aren't in love! You ain't gotchu a man! Doesn't matter. The love I'm seeking is the smile-at-a-stranger, be-patient-with-your-barista, everyday, simple love your neighbor kind of love. The put-it-into-context love. But what happens when we actually put it into context? What happens when we switch love with something else?
Abby is patient, Abby is kind. Abby does not envy, Abby does not boast, Abby is not proud. Abby does not dishonor others, Abby is not self-seeking, Abby is not easily angered, Abby keeps no record of wrongs. Abby does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Abby always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Woah. I'm smiling right now because I know I have my work put out for me. When put into context, I've realized I'm still in a galaxy far far away when it comes to loving like Jesus does. When replacing love with my own name, I can pinpoint exactly what I need to work on. It's so hard sometimes to know where to start. I'm full of flaws. I get jealous, I'm selfish, I hold grudges, but with these flaws comes a perseverance to fix them.
Not wanting to get on a soapbox here (definitely not my place), my message is simply that loving others can be easy, if we know how to do it right.
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