Love is not self-seeking, self-gratifying or
self-serving. It does not demand its
rights. Can you imagine a mother demanding
her right to sleep, while her helpless baby cries for hunger in the night? If she exercises that right, it would be
wrong. We would call her heartless. Yet,
we act in similar manner when the needy cries for help in the darkness of their
gloom. We turn away saying that it is
our hard earned money, or we need to rest and can’t give of our time. Tithe has already been given, there is
nothing more to give, we believe we have done enough, we have nothing else left
to give to the poor. But, we expect God
to supply all our needs because we have given Him a tenth off our net
salary. What more can we give? We selfishly give the most we think we can to
God, expecting to get a large return on investment, without investing much in
those who are in need. It is usually, all about us.
Even parents don’t want to discipline their children because
they don’t want their children to think they are mean. Those are loveless parents, who care more about
themselves than their children. Parents who do not discipline their children,
are giving them a death sentence. Love
disciplines, in spite of what the one who is being disciplined thinks. Love disciplines, wanting the child and others
to be the best they can be and have the abundant life.
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| A mother lovingly holds her child |
The one who loves may hurt deeply and may even die for the
one who hates him. Love is not concerned
with self, but rather the welfare of others.
Love makes decisions with the best interest of others at heart, even
though they may not understand or agree with those decisions.
When the one who truly loves, counts the cost, he recognizes
he may be getting the bad end of the deal, but still loves anyway.
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