God's got it right
'Love never fails...' 1 Corinthians 13:8 NKJ
This is a tough passage to read if you've had a bad experience of 'love'. Maybe someone told you they loved you, then left you all alone and hurting. Maybe someone you loved lied to you, and you still don't understand why. Maybe you've lost someone close to you, and you just don't get it. If that's love, how can it 'never fail'?
Well, the first thing to realise is that we humans don't always get it right-but God does. Where we fail in love, He perfects. Where we get it wrong, He succeeds.
But then you might think: if God's love is so perfect, why does He let bad stuff happen? Well, if a parent and child are walking along the road next to each other, and the kid trips and gets hurt-did the parent let that happen? Whose fault is it? Does the kid think the parent isn't showing love? No-not when the parent picks the kid up and tries to make it better!
The truth about God's perfect love isn't that He never allows bad things to happen to us. What we need to grasp is His promise that when they do, He'll be with us to pick us up, carry us and help us through. His love is perfect, and it never fails. He's always there right next to you, loving you, when you need Him most.
SoulFood Reading: Judges 16:23-31, 2 Cor 12:7-10 (Strength in Weakness)

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