Love Is Patient And Kind

True love, the kind that flows from the heart of God, moves with patience and acts with kindness. Patience gives love its strength, allowing space for growth, healing, and understanding. Kindness gives love its beauty, expressing gentleness even when it is not deserved. Together, they reflect the nature of Christ, who loved without condition and served without pride.

When love is patient, it endures misunderstanding without resentment. When love is kind, it chooses words that build rather than break. In a world often marked by haste and harshness, to love patiently and kindly is a testament to God’s transforming grace. This love is not weak; it is strong enough to heal hearts and change lives.

Scripture declares, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up” (1 Corinthians 13:4 NKJV). Such love is heaven’s language spoken through human hearts.

Quote

Patience strengthens love, and kindness completes it.

Prayer

Lord, teach me to love with patience and to show kindness in all I do. Amen.

Action Point

Practise one act of patient kindness toward someone today.

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(NKJV) Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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