“Love
is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered; it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never
fails.”
So
much more than the fragile, romantic feeling displayed on television and in
movies, true love can be depended upon to be always kind, self-sacrificing, and
to keep no record of wrongs, all qualities found in God alone. Love never
fails. As the high divorce rates can attest, the media’s portrayal of love just
does not cut it in today’s world. We need a better role model than the
arguments that end up with screaming and hurt feelings on both sides that have
sadly become all too common in homes. That role model can be found in Christ
who, though He had committed no sin, died on the cross so that we could have
eternal life with Him in heaven. “For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life” (John 3:16). God loved us so much that He was willing to
forget our sins completely, to give us a chance to have a relationship with
Him. It is God, not the media, who
we should be looking at to find true love, because only He is always kind,
self-sacrificing, and keeps no record of wrong.
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