Are you always looking at the physical appearance, popularity, or wealth? These are not the qualities that God looks at and neither should we.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: (1 Corinthians 13 vs 4-8 scriptures pertaining to LOVE)



This verse describes the characteristics of true love. These qualities can certainly be found in the person of Jesus Christ, and they can be found in all truly loving relationships. The problem with trying to "find" love in our dating lives, is that too often we don't look for these characteristics.

Rather we look at physical appearance, popularity, or wealth. These are not the qualities that God looks at and neither should we.



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But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7)


Love is best seen as devotion and action, not an emotion. Love is not exclusively based on how we feel. Certainly our emotions are involved, but they cannot be our only criteria for love.

True devotion will always lead to action - true love.

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. In other words..let us not love with words or tongue but with ACTIONS and in TRUTH. (1 John 3:18)



Christ was devoted to us enough to give his own life for us (Romans 5:8) even when he didn't feel like it. (Matthew 26:39)
Sex is not love!

Our culture has taught us that sex and love are one in the same. This is a lie. Sex is a beautiful God-given activity that is wonderful when practiced within the boundaries of a Biblical marriage. Sex is the completion of the binding of two people within Biblical marriage; it is a God-given gift.


PRE-MARITAL SEX
Because premarital sex is not love, it only leads to pain and disappointment for those who are seeking that love. The Bible says that when two people are married, they become one flesh (Ephesians 5:31)Sex is consummation of that union. When two people break off their relationship after having sex, it is like ripping apart flesh.


IDENTIFYING TRUE LOVE
We can only identify true love and know when we have found it, based on the Word of God. When we match our relationships up to what the Bible says that love is -- and we are honestly prepared to make a life-long commitment to that person -- then we can say that we are truly "in love." The three keys to that statement are:
We have to...


look at the Word of God
be completely honest with ourselves
understand the level of commitment that comes with true love

JESUS IS LORD.
"Let The Praise Begin"

Min. Nina
"It was His "LOVE" that kept me strong"
Proverbs 31 Virtuous Woman..

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The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
Don't miss out on your BLESSING just because it's not in the package you was expecting...