Have You Ever Met Love

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. I Corinthians 13:4-8


Excuse me my friend, have you ever met Love?
If you’re unsure let me explain to you what He does

There’s no need to tell him how he’s expected to behave
He’s never unseemly or against the unsaved

He never sets out to seek his own
He exalts your needs above what’s known

He’s never out to deceive or use
Your mind he is careful never to abuse

He never tries to puff up himself
All his actions add to someone else

Do you think you know Him from what I’ve just said?
Well, let me continue because He can’t be misread!

Kindness and gentleness are his middle names
Yielding to him never makes you feel ashamed

And when you are blessed he doesn’t envy what he sees
He desires to give more of what you want, not only what you need

All he hopes for, is the best in all you do
He’s not testing and trying to see flaws and faults in you

He’s not trying to see where you have missed the mark
He thinks no evil concerning who and where you are

Is this Love someone you regularly see?
No? Well, let me show you where She can be reached!

She’s not the one you see behaving rude
She believes all things concerning you

She’s not persuaded by what the world says
It’s only the truth she keeps rehearsing in her head

No matter how tedious the task she refuses to quit
Endurance is her character that is very evident

Bearing rejection, heartache and pain
She knows giving into those spirits have nothing to gain

She knows she’s the greatest gift in this world
And the power she exhibits never fails

You say, often love has left you in doubt?
Beloved, then it’s not Him, so no need to scope him out.

His characteristics cannot be matched
Because He’s never provoking or attacks

His ways are so visible there’s no pressure to learn
If He is who he says he is or the need to discern

When love’s in your presence His presence is all you’ll see
He’s not quick to give up. He suffers long and endlessly

Not for Himself but for you and me
Hey Love, is easy to recognize wouldn’t you agree?

So, next time someone says, “Hi I am love.”
You will now easily examine all the things that he does

And if she isn’t exemplifying what she proclaims
In love, you can simply ask for her ‘real’ name

But continue to seek the One who is love
And He will lead you to the one who does what He does

He will allow you to see who love really is
The things He accepts and those things He forbids

The things He rejects and the things that He keeps
They’ll begin to stand out so vibrant and unique

Then when the ‘deceiver’ comes you’ll lift your eyes above
But then ask kindly and gently, “Have you ever met Love.”



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