.Unpublished Heart

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, ESV
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Father, I have not been living under the product of Your abundant love. Let me walk in the promises You give to me. Teach me. Heart, listen to His teachings. Help my unbelief. I receive Your love that I may, in turn, love others like you love them. Make me an instrument of Your peace. I am guilty of envy, boastfulness, arrogance, rudeness, insisting on my own way, irritability, and resentfulness. I am guilty. You see my thoughts and actions. I am guilty. But, You have come to wash and purify and sanctify my soul. I trust in You. I lean not on my own understanding. My mind and flesh are weak, but You, Oh Lord, are a refuge. Help me walk in Your great love.