What is LOVE?

                           What is LOVE?

True love is not an attraction to another person. True love is an action; something we each must do– outwardly and at all times- for all our fellow man. True love is a verb that, when practiced to the fullest extent in our power, benefits the whole of humanity.

*We all need to reflect on our own actions and motives. I created the below table so that we can all focus and dedicate ourselves to filling the world with more LOVE through our own lives! 

1 Corinthians 13:4-7	LOVE IS / DOES:	LOVE IS NOT / DOES NOT:
“Love is patient…”	Enduring, does not give up, lasting	Fail, die, transient, fleeting, short-lived, brief, temporary
“…Love is kind.”	Charitable, good, respectful, gentle, nice	Cruel, malicious, malevolent, maleficent, mean
“It does not envy…”	Gracious, content	Jealous, covetous, grudging
“…it is not proud.”	Humble, meek, unpretentious	Prideful, boastful, self-congratulatory, dominating, smug, egotistic, conceited, condescending, cocky, pompous, hubristic, arrogant, patronizing
“It does not dishonor others…”	Respects, honors, credits	Slur, brand, shame, disgrace, discredit, brand, condemn, stigmatize
“…it is not self-seeking…”	Selfless, benevolent, considerate, self-sacrificing, generous	Selfish
“…it is not easily angered…”	Peaceful, patient, calm	Volatile, hypersensitive, demanding, irritable, snappish, impatient, hot-headed, petulant, excitable
“….it keeps no record of wrongs.”	Forgives, unburdens, liberates, pardons, remits, passes over	Resentful, avenging, vengeful, retaliatory, punishing; blame, begrudge, abominate
“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”	Rejoices – Glorifies, celebrates, exalts, triumphs, jubilates, exuberates   Truth – Virtue, righteousness, correctness, actuality, authenticity, morality, honesty, facts, good, right, ethical, just, pure	Evil – Deceit, wicked, libertine, sinful, poisonous, menacing, falsehoods, villainous, perverted, wrong, illegal, unwholesome, defiling, condemned, dishonest, depraved, obscene, cruel, sordid, snide, mean, contemptible, vile, vicious, unrighteous, unlawful, nefarious, rotten, deadly, hazardous, harmful, hostile, noxious, detrimental, damaging
“It always protects…”	Conserves, preserves, forfends, guards, defends, safeguards, shields, secures, resists	Assail, assault, attack, bombard, besiege, cave, submit, yield
“…always trusts…”	Believes in, confides; faith, sureness	Suspicion, distrust, mistrust, doubt
“…always hopes…”	Awaits, anticipates, believes, expects, envisions; positive	Doubt, question, despair; cynical, negative, discouraged, nihilistic
“…always perseveres.”	Persists, carries on	Quit, give up, bow, falter, succumb