It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:7
Somewhere along the line, we seem to have forgotten that True Love is not about "me." As a matter of fact, it's all about NOT me. Think about this, God truly loves us SO much that He sent Jesus to die on the cross for us. Jesus Loves us so much, that He did it!
I can hear some teeth grinding because of today's verse. And I get it. This part of Truest Love can be difficult...IF WE LET IT! Believe it or not, I do not think this verse is telling us that we should just ignore everything that is uncomfortable and just roll over and be a doormat. I personally believe this verse is reminding us that Truest Love can survive anything!
This also means we have to learn to TALK about anything and everything. Truest love holds no secrets, and has no off limit topics. And there may be topics about which you will have to agree to disagree, but that can only be discovered by talking and listening. I have counseled far too many couples who spend their time talking AT each other or yelling at each other with no one listening. Spend time to calmly discuss issues. Don't let them build up to the point of exploding. You'd be surprised how much better marriage can be when we realize that, by talking and listening, it's not about "me."
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