Love is Patient...Love is Kind...

Today, I was losing my patience...to things, to people, to everything. On the verge of snapping, something was ringing in the back of my brain:

Love is patient, love is kind... (1 Corinthians 13:4)

Just in time :)

We always say that patience is a virtue. And very true, everyone at one moment would lose their temper. Whether it is because of one thing, or an accumulation of several things, the impact isn't small. Holding back the words that you just want to blurt out is not easy, swallowing it back feels like...eating something that causes a gag reflex :P

I'm so glad this was brought up yesterday during sharing (maybe in a different context, but still it was mentioned). It reminded me that there is one very important element of love that cannot be disregarded, and also...patience was first among the other ones.

Prayed, jumped into the pool...released it all. It felt amazing after that swim :)

We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19