He will meet you right where you are. He pulled me up out of the hog slop I was rolling in and washed me clean. Thank you Lord for saving me from me!

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.” (1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV) Each area about love in this passage, from verse 4 through 8, can almost be taken separately as its own teaching, but for the sake of this study, let me give a short synopsis of each. Patience, or long-suffering, is a key attribute of love, both in God’s relationship with us and in our relationships with others. The Greek word "makrothumei" conveys a willingness to endure difficult circumstances and people without retaliation. Kindness is an active expression of love, evident in a desire to do good. The Greek term "chresteuetai" suggests a gentle and gracious disposition in this endeavor and is a call to selfless acts. Envy, or jealousy, is a destructive emotion, the opposite of what love should be. The Greek word "zeloi" denotes a desire for what others have and can lead to resentment. On the other hand, a person who loves seeks the best for others and is content and thankful for what they possess. Boasting is also the opposite of love and incompatible with it. The Greek term "perpereuetai" suggests arrogance about a person’s achievements or qualities. Love, however, is humble and focuses on building others up rather than taking personal glory. And pride, or arrogance, also goes against what love is all about. The Greek word "phusioutai" describes someone who is puffed up and inflated with self. Love, however, elevates others above themselves and, in true humility, seeks the good of others above their own. I thought I’d add a Short Outline: Love Suffers Long – Love patiently makes allowances for people’s faults and doesn’t give in to anger. Love Is Kind – Love not only endures wrongs but shows kindness in return. Love Does Not Envy – Love doesn’t seek advantages, possessions, or gain. Instead, love remains content. Love Doesn’t Parade Itself – Love doesn’t show off or brag. It doesn’t seek praise or applause. Love Isn’t Puffed Up – Love isn’t prideful or arrogant; rather, it’s humble There’s a lot here, so thank you for putting up with me. Take care and God bless

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.” (1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV) Each area about love in this passage, from verse 4 through 8, can almost be taken separately as its own teaching, but for the sake of this study, let me give a short synopsis of each. Patience, or long-suffering, is a key attribute of love, both in God’s relationship with us and in our relationships with others. The Greek word "makrothumei" conveys a willingness to endure difficult circumstances and people without retaliation. Kindness is an active expression of love, evident in a desire to do good. The Greek term "chresteuetai" suggests a gentle and gracious disposition in this endeavor and is a call to selfless acts. Envy, or jealousy, is a destructive emotion, the opposite of what love should be. The Greek word "zeloi" denotes a desire for what others have and can lead to resentment. On the other hand, a person who loves seeks the best for others and is content and thankful for what they possess. Boasting is also the opposite of love and incompatible with it. The Greek term "perpereuetai" suggests arrogance about a person’s achievements or qualities. Love, however, is humble and focuses on building others up rather than taking personal glory. And pride, or arrogance, also goes against what love is all about. The Greek word "phusioutai" describes someone who is puffed up and inflated with self. Love, however, elevates others above themselves and, in true humility, seeks the good of others above their own. I thought I’d add a Short Outline: Love Suffers Long – Love patiently makes allowances for people’s faults and doesn’t give in to anger. Love Is Kind – Love not only endures wrongs but shows kindness in return. Love Does Not Envy – Love doesn’t seek advantages, possessions, or gain. Instead, love remains content. Love Doesn’t Parade Itself – Love doesn’t show off or brag. It doesn’t seek praise or applause. Love Isn’t Puffed Up – Love isn’t prideful or arrogant; rather, it’s humble There’s a lot here, so thank you for putting up with me. Take care and God bless

Romans 8:39 KJV [39] nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.39.K…

Romans 8:37 KJV [37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.37.K…

Romans 8:35 KJV [35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.35.K…

Romans 8:33-34 KJV [33] Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. [34] Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. https://

Romans 8:32 KJV [32] He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.32.K…

Romans 8:30 KJV [30] Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.30.K…

Romans 8:29 KJV [29] For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.29.K…

Romans 8:28 KJV [28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.28.K…

Romans 8:24-25 KJV [24] For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? [25] But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.24-2…

Romans 8:12-13 KJV [12] Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. [13] For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.12-1…

Romans 8:10 KJV [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.10.K…

Romans 8:6, 10 KJV [6] For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.6-10…

Romans 8:5 KJV [5] For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. bible.com/bible/1/rom.8.5.KJ…

Isaiah 43:25 KJV [25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. bible.com/bible/1/isa.43.25.…

Isaiah 43:19 KJV [19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. bible.com/bible/1/isa.43.19.…

Isaiah 43:15-16 KJV [15] I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. [16] Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; bible.com/bible/1/isa.43.15-…

Isaiah 43:9 KJV [9] Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isaiah 43:8 KJV [8] Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. bible.com/bible/1/isa.43.8.K…