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A New Beginning1 Cor 13:4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”My Love StrengthsMy Love WeaknessesLove is PatientLong-suffering—to endure irritants without allowing one’s anger to lash out in retaliation.It is choosing to love another not because of who they are, but in spite of who they are, in spite of what they do to you or have done to you. It is a love which sees the potential in people and does not demand instant maturity or growth.Love is KindThe patience of verse 4a involves restraint—holding back negative action. The kindness of verse 4b involves action—stepping forward to solve a problem or to share a burden or to meet a need.Love does not envyYou cannot love someone and envy them at the same time.Proverbs 14:30 says, “A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.”It does not boastIf envy is desiring what another person has, boasting comes from the desire for others to see what you have. Boasting attempts to manufacture love or admiration from others. It takes the focus off of others and puts it on yourself.It is not proudThe point is that each person’s pride is in competition with everyone else’s pride. Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. We say that people are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better looking than others. If everyone else became equally rich, or clever, or good looking, there would be nothing to be proud about. It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. - C.S. LewisIt is not rudeBehaving in an ugly, indecent, unseemly or unbecoming manner.It is not self-seekingPhilippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Love does not use people to gain its own advantage.It is not easily angeredProverbs 19:11 - “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.”Don’t allow conflict or disagreements to provoke you into doing or saying something you’ll regret.It keeps no record of wrongTo count the evil, to credit it to someone’s account.Don’t “Yellowpad” or “Blacklist” others.Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truthLove rejoices when truth wins out, not evil. As Christians we are to love the truth at all costs.It always protectsTo protect by covering overAlways trustsLove chooses to believe the best about people until proven otherwise.Always hopesLove is courageously optimistic.Always perseveresLove never stops loving. ................
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