{"id":156,"date":"2026-09-28T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=156"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:26:48","slug":"walking-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/09\/28\/walking-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><b>\u201cL<\/b>ove is a decision, not an emotion.\u201d<b><\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span id=\"en-TPT-9987\" class=\"text 1Cor-13-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4&nbsp;<\/sup>Love is&nbsp;large and&nbsp;incredibly patient.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9987f\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9987f&quot; title=&quot;See footnote f&quot;&gt;f&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9987f\">f<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. It refuses to be jealous<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9987g\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9987g&quot; title=&quot;See footnote g&quot;&gt;g&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote g\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9987g\">g<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one\u2019s achievements nor inflate its own importance.&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-TPT-9988\" class=\"text 1Cor-13-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5&nbsp;<\/sup>Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. Love is not easily irritated<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9988h\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9988h&quot; title=&quot;See footnote h&quot;&gt;h&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote h\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9988h\">h<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;or quick to take offense.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9988i\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9988i&quot; title=&quot;See footnote i&quot;&gt;i&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote i\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9988i\">i<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-TPT-9989\" class=\"text 1Cor-13-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6&nbsp;<\/sup>Love joyfully celebrates honesty<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9989j\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9989j&quot; title=&quot;See footnote j&quot;&gt;j&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote j\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9989j\">j<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;and finds no delight in what is wrong.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9989k\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9989k&quot; title=&quot;See footnote k&quot;&gt;k&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote k\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9989k\">k<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"en-TPT-9990\" class=\"text 1Cor-13-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7&nbsp;<\/sup>Love is a safe place of shelter,<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9990l\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9990l&quot; title=&quot;See footnote l&quot;&gt;l&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9990l\">l<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;for it never stops believing the best for others.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-9990m\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-9990m&quot; title=&quot;See footnote m&quot;&gt;m&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote m\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+13&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-9990m\">m<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I Corinthians 13:4-7 (Passion Translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span class=\"chapternum\">14&nbsp;<\/span>Eagerly pursue&nbsp;and&nbsp;seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest];<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I Corinthians 14:1 (Amplified Bible)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em><sup class=\"versenum\">12&nbsp;<\/sup>No one has ever gazed<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline; color: #000000; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-11900a\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-11900a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;&gt;a&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+john+4%3A12&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-11900a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;upon the fullness of God\u2019s splendor.<sup class=\"footnote\" style=\"font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline; color: #000000; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" data-fn=\"#fen-TPT-11900b\" data-link=\"[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-TPT-11900b&quot; title=&quot;See footnote b&quot;&gt;b&lt;\/a&gt;]\">[<a title=\"See footnote b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+john+4%3A12&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-11900b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I John 4:12 (Passion Translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love is at the heart of spiritual growth and healthy relationships. As we allow God\u2019s love to guide us, we become more sensitive to His Spirit and more open to the blessing and power He wants to express through our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking in love is a daily choice. We choose to yield to God\u2019s love within us instead of giving in to selfishness. And that love grows as we stay close to Him\u2014spending time in His Word, praying, and enjoying fellowship with Him. The closer we walk with God, the more His love shapes the way we treat others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><b>Victory Decision<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLove is a decision, not an emotion.\u201d 4&nbsp;Love is&nbsp;large and&nbsp;incredibly patient.[f]&nbsp;Love is gentle and consistently kind to all. It refuses to be jealous[g]&nbsp;when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one\u2019s achievements nor inflate its own importance.&nbsp;5&nbsp;Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect, nor selfishly seek its own honor. 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