1 Corinthians 13:7 NASB
(Love) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
To love is to say I love you, even when you’re at your worst. I believe in you, even when you don’t believe in yourself. Love knows that people are capable of change and growth, and so it gives them hope.
We love others as Christ loves us, and as a result, we put everything in the best light imaginable. Love is always ready to believe anything that will help someone grow and to believe in them even when no one else will.
Love has a higher standard than perfection, and it hopes when imperfections are obvious. Rather than letting your shortcomings define you, love prays that they draw you closer to the Father.
When it doesn’t give up but keeps hoping for the best, love might reshape a person’s perspective on what failure means to them.
When love does not give up after the first, second, or third mistake that a person makes, but instead continues to walk alongside them, that love successfully reframes that person’s perspective on life.
Love remains unshaken in the face of persecution and personal attacks. It has a long life and does not give up. It continues to believe, it continues to hope, and consequently it continues to endure.
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