God' True Love Endures

You can learn a lot about a person by what his or her T-shirt says.
Recently, one of these messages caught my attention as I walked through a
local shopping mall. A young woman who wore a bright red T-shirtthat said,
"Love is for Losers." Maybe she thought that it was clever or provocative,
even funny. Or perhaps she has been hurt by a relationship and had pulled
away from others rather than risk being hurt again. Either way, the T-shirt
got me thinking.

Is love for losers? The fact is, when we love, we take risks. People could
very well hurt us, disappoint us, or even leave us. Love can lead to loss.

The Bible though, challenges us to higher ground in loving others. In 1
Corinthians 13. Paul describes what it means to live out God's kind of love.
The person who exercises Godly love doesn't do so for personal gain or
benefit but rather "bears all things," (13:7). Why? Because godly love
endures beyond life's hurts by pulling us relentlessly toward the
never-diminishing care of the Father.

So perhaps love is for losers - for it is in times of loss and
disappointment that we need to know God the most. Even in our struggles, we
know that "love never fails" - Bill Crowder

Unfailing is God's matchless love,

so kind so pure, so true;
And those who draw upon that love
Show love in what they do.
God's love never fails
-- D. De Haan

An inspirational for everyone!

Joane Corbe

"Be careful. Strive to be happy."