Sunday, 22 February 2015

LOVE, what kind of Spirit is it?

Learning how to LOVE genuinely and sincerely,  is one of the major pursuits of our personal and spiritual journey.
The role that we play in showing LOVE for each other are complicated and intense. The main task that we have to pursuit is to express unconditional LOVE.
We know that it is difficult to stay focused in the big picture of the meaning of LOVE, especially when we are in an overwhelming over-the-moon stage that blind the learning process, the trick is to stay focus at finding inner resources and new aspects of our character that help us know what type of person we really are. It is up to us how to play our spiritual LOVE role. Knowing our inner beliefs and discerning what kind of unhealthy attitudes we need to change in order to avoid falling into unhealthy and repeated patterns, is the best way to harmonize thoughts, attitudes and beliefs that will bring to us a genuine and sincere spirit of LOVE,
In the first BOOK of CORINTHIANS written by the apostle PAUL, chapter 13, LOVE is presented as the best of all gifts being given to the people of God, who were at Corinth, dealing with problems concerning to their spiritual journey in the everyday LIFE and FAITH that had arisen in the religious community. At that time Corinth was a great cosmopolitan Greek city, the capital of the Roman province of ACHAIA, noted for its thriving commerce, proud culture, widespread immorality, and a variety of religions. Paul, referring to the meaning of LOVE wrote the following words:
"I may be able to speak the language of men and even of angels, but if I have no LOVE, me speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell."
"I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains - but if I have no LOVE, I am nothing."
"I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned - but if I have no LOVE, this does me no good."
"LOVE is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; LOVE is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; LOVE does not keep a record of wrongs; LOVE is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth."
"LOVE never gives up; and its FAITH, HOPE, and PATIENCE never fail."

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