Last night God exposed my heart as He spoke to me through 1 Cor 13:1-13 & I realized the most excellent way to exercise spiritual gifts is by LOVE...
I found myself making a very stupid prayer,"God u know there are some people who are impossible/difficult to live/deal with? You know I can't stand them! They make me sour & impatient!Please Lord, divinely disconnect me from them..." Then the Holy Spirit stopped me (I believe He did-I don't know how the prayer would have ended) & prompted me to open 1 Cor 13. I read it like 3 times or so...
i. Be motivated by love.
ii. Speak in love.
Love is patient, kind, doesn't envy, boast; it's not proud, rude, self-seeking, easily angered; keeps no record of wrongs; always protects, trusts, hopes & perseveres.
Now, that pierced my heart because a times haven't been patient & kind wt people. Sometimes I'v even been so rude & put on "i don't care face"
Worst, sometimes i don't forget wrongs done to me..."forgive but keep a record" You know this is true wen someone wronged u some years back, then when s/he wrongs u now you remind him/her the 1st wrong s/he did those many years back.
There are times have been so selfish (I, me & myself) even in my prayers...
I realized how unlovable i could be YET God still loves me.
I found myself making a very stupid prayer,"God u know there are some people who are impossible/difficult to live/deal with? You know I can't stand them! They make me sour & impatient!Please Lord, divinely disconnect me from them..." Then the Holy Spirit stopped me (I believe He did-I don't know how the prayer would have ended) & prompted me to open 1 Cor 13. I read it like 3 times or so...
i. Be motivated by love.
ii. Speak in love.
Love is patient, kind, doesn't envy, boast; it's not proud, rude, self-seeking, easily angered; keeps no record of wrongs; always protects, trusts, hopes & perseveres.
Now, that pierced my heart because a times haven't been patient & kind wt people. Sometimes I'v even been so rude & put on "i don't care face"
Worst, sometimes i don't forget wrongs done to me..."forgive but keep a record" You know this is true wen someone wronged u some years back, then when s/he wrongs u now you remind him/her the 1st wrong s/he did those many years back.
There are times have been so selfish (I, me & myself) even in my prayers...
I realized how unlovable i could be YET God still loves me.
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