Agape (ἀγάπη)- Sacrifical Love

1 Corinthians 13

While, 1 Corinthians 13 speaks of how to Agape (Love)  people, I can’t truly apply this Agape until I earnestly apply it to God!

I should ALWAYS have patience for a prayer to be answered, he has perfect timing! ^“Love is patient..

I should ALWAYS be kind to His name! “Love is kind.”

I should NEVER envy Him! Love..” does not envy,”

I should NEVER boast a part from God!  Love..“it does not boast,”

I should NEVER be prideful, all accomplishments and blessings are from God! Love.” is not proud.”

I should ALWAYS honor Him! Love..” .. is not rude,”

I should ALWAYS be humble! Love…” is not self-seeking,”

I should NEVER retaliate but Agape in truth because God is Truth and God is Love! Love…” is not easily angered,”

I should NEVER have a short temper towards God! Love…” keeps no record of wrongs.”

I should NEVER blame God for the wrongs done to me, God is good! ” Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”

My Agape for God should ALWAYS protect his name! Love…” always protects,”

My Agape for God should ALWAYS trust Him! Love…”  always trusts,”

My Agape for God should ALWAYS place Faith in Him! Love..”always hopes,”

My Agape for God should ALWAYS stand out even in my darkest hour! Love…” always perseveres.”

My Agape for God should NEVER end!”  Love never ends.”(HCSB)

My Agape God should NEVER fail!”  Love never fails.”(NIV)

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”~Matthew 22:37-39

My joy is found in Him

“Your words were found and I ate them, and Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts.”~Jeremiah 15:16

I am a sinner: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”~Romans 5:8

I am burdened to a sinful nature: “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.”~Romans 7:18

I am saved: ”For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of 

God;”~Ephesians 2:8

I am forgiven: "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”~Isaiah 43:25

I am clean and Hopeful: “let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;”~Hebrews 10:22-23

I am Saint: “that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,”~Colossians 1:26

I am made from God: “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb.”~Psalm 139:13

I am blessed: “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,”~Titus 3:5

I am a son of God: “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father! ”Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.”~Galatians 4:4-7

I am created for Him: “Everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made."~Isaiah 43:7

I am a vessel: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;”~Matthew 5:14

I am a disciple: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”~John 14:34-35

I am safe: “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy him and let him see My salvation.”~Psalm 91:14-16

I am loved: “By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has beheld God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. ~1 John 4:9-12

 I am Spirit Filled: “Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.”~2 Timothy 1:14

I am gifted: “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”~1 Corinthians 12:4-7

I am equipped: “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”~Hebrews 4:12

I am trusted: “but just as we have been approved by God to been trusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts.”~1 Thessalonians 2:4

I am weak and strong: “And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.”~2 Corinthians 12:9-13

I am served: “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”~Matthew 20:28

Living For God

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."~Mark 6:33

Do all for His glory!

            “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”~1 Corinthians 10:31

Desire God more than anything

“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.”~Psalm 73:25

I will fail but God is my strength

“My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”~Psalm 73:26

Humble myself daily

          “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”~James 4:10

Express self-control in all situations

          “The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.”~1 Peter 4:7

Be a servant of the Lord

            “If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.”~John 12:26

Focus on the Lord, make Him the center of my life

            “He must increase, but I must decrease.”~John 3:30

Be A Friend

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”~John 15:13

Be Listening: “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”~James 1:19

Be Loving: “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”~ 1 John 4:7-8

Be Compassionate: "You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate."
Luke 6:36 

Be Selfless: “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”~Philippians 2:4

Be Generous: ”In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”~Acts 20:35

Be a Servant: “For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”~Galatians 5:13

Be Considerate:” Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.”~ 1 Corinthians 10:24

Be Merciful: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”~Luke 6:36

Be Encouraging: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”~Ephesians 4:29