“Love is a decision, not an emotion.”
4 Love is large and incredibly patient.[f] Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. It refuses to be jealous[g] when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one’s achievements nor inflate its own importance. 5 Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. Love is not easily irritated[h] or quick to take offense.[i] 6 Love joyfully celebrates honesty[j] and finds no delight in what is wrong.[k] 7 Love is a safe place of shelter,[l] for it never stops believing the best for others.[m] Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.
I Corinthians 13:4-7 (Passion Translation)
14 Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest];
I Corinthians 14:1 (Amplified Bible)
12 No one has ever gazed[a] upon the fullness of God’s splendor.[b] But if we love one another, God makes his permanent home in us, and we make our permanent home in him, and his love is brought to its full expression in us.
I John 4:12 (Passion Translation)
Love is the bottom line. You will not go anywhere spiritually or in your relationships until you get your love walk straight! Living a life ruled by the love of God is what opens you up to walk in the spirit and live in the highest measure of the blessing and power of God! If you want to walk in love, you will have to make a decision to yield to that force of love on the inside of you. You will have to resist the selfish tendencies of the flesh and choose to live a life governed by love. Making these changes is not as difficult as it may sound. In fact, the key to developing your love walk is wonderfully simple. You do it by maintaining a close relationship with God—fellowshipping with Him, reading the Bible, praying and staying in union with Him.
Victory Decision
Today I will remember what great love God has for me despite my failings. I will choose to view others the same way. From this point on I choose to walk in love.