I love...I hate

The words "love" and "hate" are very strong...yet I believe we have made them a lot weaker through overuse and sarcasm. Perhaps we don't mean to...but when we say "I love _________"

We lessen the meaning of love, and the same with hate. We should save these words for when we really mean them. One of my co-workers this past summer once mentioned to me that he never heard me say the word "hate" and thought that was pretty cool. Why? Because I had previously mad a comment to him about how people who swear take things too seriously . What do I mean? Well have you ever met someone (or are you someone) who instead of saying "ow" when hitting a thumb with a hammer they swear...it's not that big of a deal in the long run, yet they act as though it is a reason for foul language.

Seriously, tone it down a little...be a little more easy-going...don't make a mountain out of a mole-hill. Save the words for when they really matter. When is the last time you told your parents you love them? When is the last time you thought about loving your enemy? When is the last time you thought about hating yourself because you are so full of sinful desires? When is the last time you read 1 Corinthians 13 and asked yourself "do I do this?" Now is a great time...

LOVE IS

1. love is patient

2. love is kind

3. it does not envy

4. it does not boast

5. it is not proud

6. it does not dishonour others

7. it is not self-seeking

8. it keeps no record of wrongs

9. it does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth

10. it always protects

11. it always trusts

12. always hopes

13. always perseveres

14. it NEVER FAILS