1 Corinthians 13:4-8

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it’s not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Love is patient: It’s willing to wait to hear from God to make the next move. It doesn’t rush things but desires to do things right. Love means being patient with your partner. Love waits for them and doesn’t get mad if there is something that they are not doing right.

Love is kind: It doesn’t hurt the other person. It uses kind words when speaking. It Doesn’t disrespect the other person, but has a heart of love and kindness. It knows that the person they have next to them was given to them by God.

Love does not boast; it is not proud: It doesn’t think they are always right. It doesn’t have a prideful attitude but is willing to lay down their desires to please the other person.

It is not self-seeking: It does not run the other way when they don’t get what they want.

It’s not easily angered: It has so much love for the other person that it’s hard for them to get upset. They are willing to talk and communicate about anything, and they know that there is nothing together that they cannot solve.

It keeps no record of wrongs: Forgiveness is a way of life for them. You realize that the other person is human and that there will be mistakes made, but you speak about what hurt you and you make the decision to completely forgive and never bring up again what was done. You forgive and you forget.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth: You realize that together you are a team and together you create a vision and goals that you both want to achieve. It does not become a competition. You don’t feel like you have to do something to impress the other person or to be better than them. You are so in love that when they are blessed, you are blessed and when they are hurt, you are hurt.

Love always protects: You don’t speak badly about them. You protect their image, you protect them from harm, and you are always looking out for their best interest.

Love always trust: You don’t worry about them cheating on you or doing something bad because you have complete trust in who they are. They never give you a reason to doubt them. You trust them with your most inner thoughts and secrets.

Love always hopes: Love has a plan, has a purpose, and together you create your mission statement. You seek God together and you realize that God has joined you together to complete one purpose and one assignment on earth.

Love always preserves: You are always pushing to strengthen your relationship and to reach your goals. If things are becoming a little bumpy you don’t give up but you seek God’s guidance. You persevere and push forward together.

Love never fails: Because what God has joined together, no man can ever separate.

God, when will I get married?

I encourage you to look at that question in a different way. God is preparing the way for you, He is setting up every single piece. Just like a GPS guides you and gives you direction, God is directing you and will answer your prayers.

Don’t worry about how you will get there or exactly what will need to happen and when. But let God guide you on this journey and be ready to take a left turn when He needs you to and take a right turn when He needs you too.

He will make sure you don’t get lost. Enjoy that road trip and enjoy every second. While you are on your way make sure you are the best you can be, because the exit to your question is coming up and when you have reached the destination you will begin one of the most amazing journeys of your life.

God is crazy about you...