Love #7.....

Agape, Godly love....

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. it is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!"

Seventh, love is not easily provoked (irritated, exasperated, or made angry).
Does this mean that I have to keep my cool if someone, anyone, upsets me?
YES!
Jesus did not loose his temper when he was being wrongly accused before they crucified him. While they beat him he kept silent. I'm not saying that we should let people beat us physically, but sometimes when others do things to us ( wrongly accuse us, tell lies about us or to us, or just treat us badly) we are to STILL show God's love to them by not becoming instantly angry or becoming irritated. Seems the further in this we get the more challenging it is huh?
God love challenge #7...
When you're around the people that have or might treat you wrongly, treat them with love. Pray that God can help you keep your cool in situations where you might become angry with someone because of something they have said or done. This is really difficult for most people. When our feelings become hurt, it's not easy to forgive and /or show love to that person who wronged us. God can help. Always.
Stay tuned for our final God love challenge #8.......