You endure even when it hurts

God loved us before we knew Him and He loves us now that we do, and He never gave up on us. So if we want to walk with love, that means we can’t give up on people either.

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:7)

Love hurts. I wish it didn’t, but it does. It is, at the same time, our greatest source of joy and our deepest source of sorrow. And if that’s how it makes us feel, I can’t even imagine what it feels like to God.

When you love someone w…