Thursday... It can be so hard but so worth it.

In Proverbs 25:15a (MSG) there is this word that is very difficult to have. It really is but it can and will be worth it. Here is what this proverb says, "Patient persistence pierces through indifference."

Now this word came up again in 1 Corinthians 13:4a (NLT) and it says, "Love is patient and kind." Verse 7 says it in a little different way, "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." "Love is patient."

And love through patience seems to show us clarity. Verse 12 says, "Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely." Yes, God not only knows what we are like now but he also sees what we can be if we are patient and trust him in what he is doing in us.

It is so important for us to know how much God loves us. And that his love for us is very patient. Yes, faith is important, yes hope is important but love is the key. There is something that God is doing in us because he loves us and patience will get us there. Verse 4a in the Amplified Bible says, "Love endures with patience and serenity."

And verse 7 (AMP) says, "Love bears all things, [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening]" Again "love endures with patience."

Yes, God loves us, so be sure to love him back. And remember, "love endures with patience." And God knows what he is doing. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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