1 Cor 13: 4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not concieted, does not act improperly, is not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love Never Ends.
Now as you look at this, whether you are young or old, if you look at your relationships in your life where you have said that you LOVE someone, did your "Love" meet these qualifications. I will tell you this if you answer yes, and you are still not in that relationship, you need to reevaluate that relationship again, because as the last line says, "Love Never Ends".
Now what I have learned from the last few weeks in my walk, is that there is two types of love.
Agape - means to choose to seek the best for others. This is a love based in the mind. We can chose to show agape love by actively thinking about, and deciding how we act toward other people. Agape is the word used when the Bible talks about Christian love for one another. Agape love is talking about our behavior towards others, not our feelings.
Phileo- means to have an affection (sentiment, passion or feeling) for. A fondness based in the heart. What the Greeks meant by Phileo love is what we normally think of the words "brotherly love" meaning today.
Now what we find is that most people have good intentions in love, but the majority of that love is of the Phileo type and not the Agape type. Eventhough it is in the best intentions, you can not have happiness and peace unless you surround yourself in Agape type relationships. Because as the gospel says, Love Never Ends. Everything else in life will come to an end but Love will not.
I put forth this challenge to all, reevaluate your relationships and see which category of love they fall into now. If it is a Phileo love that you feel for the person, do whatever is needed to change that into an Agape type of love. Trust me you will feel better.
Thank you and God Bless.
G.E.D.D
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