Love Unfailing

It must be strange for those of you who regularly read my blogs to find yourself reading so much about "love." For some reason, "love" has been a big "thing" for me; not that it wasn't before but I guess I've found new meanings to this verb. So...unfailing love. What does that mean? Well, according to dictionary.com,

un⋅fail⋅ing 
–adjective
1. not failing; not giving way; not falling short of expectation; completely dependable
2. inexhaustible; endless

What stood out to me the most from these definitions was one simple word: endless.

So...endless love.

Let's put this in context. God's love for us is never-ending right? Right. Is it possible that WE can all try to love endlessly too? Of course. So, why is it that some of us can accept God's endless love, but cannot accept someone else's endless love? Some people have trouble accepting God's endless love, but God doesn't stop loving them right? Right. So, then it's possible for US to continue loving endlessly even though our love may not be accepted. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that if God can do it, we can do it. God is omnipotent. God is all powerful. God is AMAZING. Which is all the reasons why we should imitate Him. We should try to be like Him.

God humbled Himself and allowed people to mock Him and spit on Him. That's the greatest image of humility. To continue to love even though you're being criticized and mocked, and even rejected is such a difficult thing to do...but it's also very possible. I am grateful for this grace to be able to love in this way. I can't say that I am able to love everyone in this way thus far, but if I'm able to love one or two people in this way, I know I'm heading in the right direction.

God is teaching me a very valuable lesson right now. It may just change my whole life. I rejoice, even with a broken heart, in knowing that He is my Savior. He is all that I need. He will provide.