Pure Love

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:4‭-‬5 NIV

I'm a little behind in my postings and it's very late and I have to get up early, yet here I am because this verse got me. We all have heard it over and over so why don't we get it? Why do we keep records of wrongs done to us? Why are we prideful? Why do we want good only for ourselves? When we think of love, we think only of those we love. But ya'll, we must remember what Jesus said: love your neighbor as yourself.

Woah. Wait, what? If we are to love our neigbor, then that love is patient and kind and keeps no record of wrongs. That love is understanding and giving and seeks good for that person. But that person in the store checkout line is not family nor my neighbor. That person in the waiting room is a complete stranger. 

Jesus never differentiated between any of these and neither should we. He looks past the sins, past the differences, and sees a soul that needs saving. He sees someone that needs a smile and a hello for no reason.

Let's be the reason they see Jesus.