Some people who are able to love so abundantly, against all odds, with seemingly such little care for their own time and money. Generosity that leaves me questioning earthly logic.
Others who are able to spot the best in others, and cherish them for those attributes.
Those who are able to adore others who are different from themselves, because they love a wider perspective more than their comfort.
These theologies sound pleasant to our ears and refined in writing, but in practice, it is so effortless to slide into the contrasting action. To be selfish with our resources, to be the best at spotting the worst in others, and to surround ourselves with others who share our views. Sadly, I've been realizing how small my heart really is and how many of these shortcomings are my own. I do not want a small heart, but the slope has been so easy to descend.
"[Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."Selfishness, on the other hand, will not protect others, it will not trust in others, it will not hope for others, it will not persevere with others -- it will certainly not love on another.
1 Corinthian 13:7
Here's to bigger hearts in 2016.
