Five reasons that, “Love is NOT fair.”
June 16, 2010 by Ben Griffin
Five reasons that, “Love is NOT fair.”
1) Love seeks blessing for those who’ve hurt us. (Romans 12:14)
2) Love forgives the worst of offenses. (1 Peter 4:8)
3) Love does not treat us as we deserve. (Romans 5:8)
4) Love conquers all. (1 Corinthians 13)
5) Love saves those who should be judged (John 3:16-17)
How I have felt this so many times in my own life. God is Love and if we truly are in Christ, we can love in this way even through the hurt and unfairness; for I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13)
I love Paul’s prayer for spiritual growth: When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.(Ephesians 3:14-19)
In our times of hurt, unfairness and suffering we can choose to listen to the ways of the world or take it to the One who truly knows unfairness and suffering. What will you choose? Do you believe that he will never leave you nor forsake you? I do, for he has revealed to me time and time again his unfailing and unconditional love for me and as hard as it is for me, I need to work at reflecting that same kind of love to others, and it is Christ who will give me that strength because I could never do it on my own.
This song says it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGMOKBki56k