What about Love?

Valentines Day is quickly approaching... Most of us have heard the "love is patient, love is kind" spill before. But, how many of us have actually meditated on that passage, and really gone through an exercise of introspection, and asked ourselves how closely we line up with the ideas presented there? The passage is found in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 of the bible: 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. Love never fails. Wow, as I consider how much my "love" for others, especially my immediate family, looks like this, I quickly realize that i just don't measure up very well. I have been married to my beautiful bride for almost 20 years, and I thank God often that she has exhibited some of these qualities over the last 20 years. She has been patient, and kind, and not too proud to say she's sorry, never boastful. Day in and day out, she gives of herself to make sure her family feels loved and accepted, and has their basic needs met. She cherishes truth, and despises evil. She has shown me and taught me through her own actions what love is. Love is not a feeling, nor is it something we just happen to fall into or out of. Love is a commitment... a promise to those who mean the most to us, a promise to put our own selfish ways aside, and seek to serve the one(s) we "LOVE". Be selfless today and throughout the year of 2020, sacrifice your own selfish wants and desires to make someone else's dreams come true. Love never fails, and makes others feel great! So, Love Intensely! I love you Steph, and thank God for you!