love.

love is a misunderstood word. i don't understand it completely. and i'm finding i struggle with it. but here is something that slapped me in the face and encouraged me.

insight from a book i'm reading.

patience is how love reacts, to trying situations, in order to minimize negative behaviors.

kindness is how love acts, in trying situations, in order to maximize positive behaviors, and trump negative outcomes.

patience is love's reaction. kindness is love's action.
patience is more of attitude or a state of being, and kindness is what we do or our doings.



all this is in 1 Corinthians 13, but some times all the memorable wording in that passage doesn't help on the "try this at home" endeavor.

so i'm gonna try this one out... i do this every once in awhile [patience and kindness], but somehow i know the "every once in awhile" mentality Jesus wants to change into a permanent reality [especially in the heated moments of day to day living].