Love is not self seeking
I think the most devastating part to me is that love is not self-seeking. Such a hard adjustment to make but important to change the mindset
— Shawn Kuykendall (@Shawnsington) November 22, 2013Today Shawn Kukendall died. I didn’t know of him until today. He was a fellow Eagle (American University student) whom the Washington Post had documented. Today, through his death, I was introduced to his story and his faith.
Shawn Kuykendall, soccer standout, dies of cancer at 32
In a series of tweets on love, his insight short circuited my heart, “love is not self-seeking.”
How often have I sought to receive instead of give, felt entitled and owed instead of obedient?
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8
I am learning to live love, because God is love and I live for Him. I need my mind renewed, my heart mended, my intentions sanctified.
I’ll get there. Someday lol #Sanctification #DayByDay #NotTheSamePersonTodayAsIWillBeTomorrow #Growth
— Shawn Kuykendall (@Shawnsington) November 22, 2013Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 MSG
Supporting texts: Romans 12:1-2, 1 John 4:8