love never fails you.

Today I've been thinking about how much more we are willing to sacrifice for a person or thing when we love that person or thing.  I don't think many people would disagree with me on that.  It's interesting that when something is covered in love, forgiveness and grace just flow naturally.  When the verdict is out on love, it's harder to find the desire to sacrifice and be flexible to accomodate for specific needs.  Love, after all, matters the most. 

When you love something, you make time for that thing.  You don't have to check your schedule and make sure you can fit that thing in, you just fit it in.  You protect that thing with everything you've got.  You believe in that thing even when it can't believe for itself.  Love covers everything, love never fails.  Sacrificing for what you love is natural, it makes sense, there is not another option.  Mistake after mistake, love fills in gaps, love reminds us of the good times, love gives us hope and confidence that there is more.  Love NEVER fails you.

Now, think about how the Lord loves you.  He loves you with an unconditional and a relentless love.  He is jealous for you.  He will make every sacrifice necessary to seek after your heart.  He'll pour out grace and love until there is no more just for you.  Jesus wept when he realized what was happening around him.  He wept over you.  He wept until there were no more tears.  Love was there the whole time.  What the Lord has covered in love he will ALWAYS pursue after.  There's no thing, no word, no thought that we could do or have that would derail his purpose.  Understanding the revelation of the Lord's love for y.o.u. will give you understanding and peace that transcends beyond anything that could ever be processed or understood according to natural means.  He loves you because he loves you because he loves you because he loves you because that's just who he is.  You are never out of the realm of the grasp of the Lord.  Believe it about yourself.  Believe it about your circumstances.  You heart is now and always will be redeemable.  There is no greater love than that.

Today, be encouraged knowing that the things that you need to see happen for the people that you love are coming your way.  You will see them happen.  Because love never fails you.  God is love, and God never fails, therefore love never fails.  Keep covering those areas and relationships where you feel stretched and challenged in love.  Love even when you don't feel like loving, because love will never fail you.  Your promise is greater than your pain, and your future is better than your past.  Our praise and faith are not predicated upon our circumstances and mistakes (thank the Lord).  Today is the day to believe that there's something greater for you.  Start loving like you've never loved before.  Love the Lord, love yourself, love your family (all of them), love your friends, love your job, love your season of life...love it all.  When you start covering things in love, you de-activate the enemy's potential to attack those things.  Because love is greater than struggle.  Promise is greater than pain.

...and because love never fails you.