Love is Patient...

One of the best ways to begin to understand love is by considering it's attributes or characteristics. Paul begins the list of some of these by saying that love is patient. The New King James Version uses the words love suffers long. The dictionary defines patient as: Bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like; Tolerant, understanding. What a great expression of love. We can often be impatient, intolerant, easily annoyed and lose our cool. Love is patient. God is love and God is patient. Scripture says He is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. He puts up with so much from us. Through His love that has been poured into our hearts, we too; can learn to be patient. Next time you find yourself with a short fuse, wanting to give up, quit, or even complain in annoyance and anger; remember, - Love is Patient.