Love is Patient...

[Blazin Bones]

Isn't it interesting that the first term Paul uses to describe love is the word Patient.

Let's be real with ourselves for a moment. Many of our cultures teach us that love is getting what we want when we want it. In the states, love is not patient, it lusts after the first person that is found to be desirable. In the middle east, love is not patient, it is arranged to assure current family security. Our world wants more and more of Love, and yet it does not even know where to start.

Patience or long suffering suggests that love is something that waits. It is not a bad thing to wait for love is it? Wouldn't we all want a love that is patient with us? However, we learn as we grow in wisdom that patience is not something we can give away with ease.

When we are seeking a raise, patience is not easy. Bills still come due. Car's still need repairs. Medicines still need to be bought. Necessities are not free, just necessary. When we add all these factors into seeking that raise, patience is the last thing we learn. If this is true of wealth which is something we can influence with our efforts, it must only be more true with our romance, something that requires mutual patience to work!

So are you looking for love? Start with patience. Work at it as much as you would when you seek that raise. What you will learn is that love is lastly described by Paul as enduring all things. You don't appreciate a raise if you've never endured hard times. Why would you want a love that you never had to learn what it would be to appreciate it?

Just some thoughts late this evening.

 

[God's_gift]

Isn't it interesting that the first term Paul uses to describe love is the word Patient.

Let's be real with ourselves for a moment. Many of our cultures teach us that love is getting what we want when we want it. In the states, love is not patient, it lusts after the first person that is found to be desirable. In the middle east, love is not patient, it is arranged to assure current family security. Our world wants more and more of Love, and yet it does not even know where to start.

Patience or long suffering suggests that love is something that waits. It is not a bad thing to wait for love is it? Wouldn't we all want a love that is patient with us? However, we learn as we grow in wisdom that patience is not something we can give away with ease.

When we are seeking a raise, patience is not easy. Bills still come due. Car's still need repairs. Medicines still need to be bought. Necessities are not free, just necessary. When we add all these factors into seeking that raise, patience is the last thing we learn. If this is true of wealth which is something we can influence with our efforts, it must only be more true with our romance, something that requires mutual patience to work!

So are you looking for love? Start with patience. Work at it as much as you would when you seek that raise. What you will learn is that love is lastly described by Paul as enduring all things. You don't appreciate a raise if you've never endured hard times. Why would you want a love that you never had to learn what it would be to appreciate it?

Just some thoughts late this evening.

beautiful, thanks Tim patience , patience, and patience for me:D My future mate is sure worth waiting for :D ( by faith)

 

[Dirt]

Needed to hear this today...thanks

 

[Lorna21]

I don't understand this thread too much. When paul speaks about love i thought/felt he mean't love doesn't rush into reaction or action. The bible tells us to love our neighbors, family in christ, and everyone else. But to love patiently means do all you can to help the ones you love but moderatly. Not to just throw your life away trying to love somone else.

So basically love others but don't overwhelm yourself or others by giving all you have, all the time. Just a thought...

 

[phi]

Thanks, Blazin Bones. Made me smile this morning, I needed to hear this.

 

[Blazin Bones]

I don't understand this thread too much. When paul speaks about love i thought/felt he mean't love doesn't rush into reaction or action. The bible tells us to love our neighbors, family in christ, and everyone else. But to love patiently means do all you can to help the ones you love but moderatly. Not to just throw your life away trying to love somone else.

So basically love others but don't overwhelm yourself or others by giving all you have, all the time. Just a thought...

I can see where your thoughts are coming from with that. However, when we read the traits as they are listed, such as kindness, the lack of envy or boastfulness, these are more traits of human personality rather than simply addressing ways to shape our love. They essentially become both.

You are right on in that this kind of love applies to our neighbors and our enemies, and so waiting and allowing your actions to be put on hold until an appropriate times is a correct assumption. But we cannot stop there, as those are only some of the resulting actions coming from a patient character.