May 24th, 2024
by Robert Presson
by Robert Presson
“Love never fails” — 1 Corinthians 13:8, NKJV
Maybe you are a person who picks up on things quickly. Perhaps you can pick up a sport you have never played, and in an afternoon you are able to hold your own with experienced players. Or maybe you can grasp a foreign language in a few weeks and start talking to native speakers. Well, good for you! I'm not like that. If you're like me, those people make you crazy! I had a friend growing up who knew Kung Fu, could skateboard like a pro, drove a stick shift, painted murals, could do a handstand and then proceed to walk on his hands... you name it. And all of it, he learned instantly! I remember when I got a drum set at my house and I had been playing for about three months. I thought I was doing well. Then this friend came over and in 30 minutes was figuring out beats and fills and rolls that I hadn't even thought about learning yet. I wanted to tell him to leave my house! I couldn't help but feel like a failure! In fact, I was reminded of this the other day when my wife and I were playing around on the piano at our church. I know how to play the theme song from the old 80’s TV show “Doogie Howser, M.D.” I played it for my wife. She was unimpressed. She, having never played piano before, began to figure out how to play the intros to a few worship songs. Again, I laughed it off but wondered why I couldn’t do it like that!
I am using light-hearted examples that I hope are relatable to you. But maybe you actually feel like a failure in the core of who you are. Perhaps you feel like you have tried and failed again and again and you’re in a different orbit than the rest of the world. I have good news. According to the Word of God, you can be an absolute success if you simply love.
Love never fails. Love keeps going. We can receive God’s love, give it away, and experience it forever.
Are you in a situation right now in a relationship and you don’t know what to do? Love. Do you sometimes find yourself caught off guard by how people behave? Love them! No matter how people respond, love will never fail.
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This blog is taken from Robert Presson's book, "30 Days of Faith, Hope and Love." To order this book, go to cityrevival.tv/fhl
Maybe you are a person who picks up on things quickly. Perhaps you can pick up a sport you have never played, and in an afternoon you are able to hold your own with experienced players. Or maybe you can grasp a foreign language in a few weeks and start talking to native speakers. Well, good for you! I'm not like that. If you're like me, those people make you crazy! I had a friend growing up who knew Kung Fu, could skateboard like a pro, drove a stick shift, painted murals, could do a handstand and then proceed to walk on his hands... you name it. And all of it, he learned instantly! I remember when I got a drum set at my house and I had been playing for about three months. I thought I was doing well. Then this friend came over and in 30 minutes was figuring out beats and fills and rolls that I hadn't even thought about learning yet. I wanted to tell him to leave my house! I couldn't help but feel like a failure! In fact, I was reminded of this the other day when my wife and I were playing around on the piano at our church. I know how to play the theme song from the old 80’s TV show “Doogie Howser, M.D.” I played it for my wife. She was unimpressed. She, having never played piano before, began to figure out how to play the intros to a few worship songs. Again, I laughed it off but wondered why I couldn’t do it like that!
I am using light-hearted examples that I hope are relatable to you. But maybe you actually feel like a failure in the core of who you are. Perhaps you feel like you have tried and failed again and again and you’re in a different orbit than the rest of the world. I have good news. According to the Word of God, you can be an absolute success if you simply love.
Love never fails. Love keeps going. We can receive God’s love, give it away, and experience it forever.
Are you in a situation right now in a relationship and you don’t know what to do? Love. Do you sometimes find yourself caught off guard by how people behave? Love them! No matter how people respond, love will never fail.
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This blog is taken from Robert Presson's book, "30 Days of Faith, Hope and Love." To order this book, go to cityrevival.tv/fhl
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