"If I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:2 NIV). Love is not a feeling. Love is a choice. Even when you don’t feel like it, you can choose to do it anyway.I once talked with a young mother who felt overwhelmed and was battling... Continue Reading →

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Corinthians 13:1 NIV). Love is our greatest aim in life because we were put here on earth to learn to love God and others. The Bible makes it clear... Continue Reading →

“Treat everyone you meet with dignity” (1 Peter 2:17 The Message). You are infinitely valuable to God. God created you. Jesus died for you. God puts his Spirit within you. And God wants you to be with him forever in eternity. That’s quite an investment God has made in you! He would not have done that... Continue Reading →

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God” (Romans 15:7 NIV). What God does for you, he wants you to do for other people.God accepts you unconditionally. That doesn’t mean he approves of everything you do, but he accepts you, no matter what you’ve done. And God says... Continue Reading →

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance” (1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT). Lasting love is persistent. It is determined. It is diligent. It is resolute. It endures the worst and is stubborn in its insistence to not give up on a relationship. In fact, the purpose of a relationship... Continue Reading →

“Love . . . always looks for the best” (1 Corinthians 13:7 The Message). When you have high expectations of someone, you don’t tell it like it is. You tell it like it could be. You believe in what God wants to do in and through that person, and you affirm God’s purpose for them.An excellent example... Continue Reading →

“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love” (Ephesians 4:2 NLT). No relationship will survive without grace. You’ve got to cut people some slack! You’ve got to let things go.The Bible says, “Love patiently accepts all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7 NCV). In the original Greek, this... Continue Reading →

“You made my body, Lord; now give me sense to heed your laws” (Psalm 119:73 TLB).   It’s hard to love when you’re tired.That’s right: Your physical condition has a strong impact on your relationships. Being energetic makes a big difference! What happens to your relationships when you’re run-down? Things that are usually small issues become... Continue Reading →

“We leave this world just as we entered it—with nothing. In spite of all our work there is nothing we can take with us” (Ecclesiastes 5:15 GNT). Have you ever heard about the death of a wealthy person and thought, “I wonder how much they left behind”?Here’s a little secret: They left it all! Ecclesiastes 5:15... Continue Reading →