Let me slap you!

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Jesus is patient, Jesus is kind. Jesus does not envy, Jesus does not boast, Jesus is not proud. Jesus is not rude, Jesus is not self‑seeking, Jesus is not easily angered, Jesus keeps no record of wrongs.  Jesus does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  Jesus always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Jesus never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Mike is patient, Mike is kind. Mike does not envy, Mike does not boast, Mike is not proud. Mike is not rude, Mike is not self‑seeking, Mike is not easily angered, Mike keeps no record of wrongs.  Mike does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  Mike always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Mike never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

WOW! I tried something different this morning. SO I was reading these verses that I have read a million times and I was asking God what He wants me to hear. Reading the same thing year after year is hard and try this sometime. Jesus loves no matter what! But putting my name in it just makes me sick! I am suppose to be more and more like Jesus and when I read these verses with His name in there it makes total sense. But when I put my name in there, I was just thinking about yesterday and how many of those I was not! Many...more than I want:(

I need to be patient. I need to be kind. I shouldn't envy other people. I have to stop boasting. PROUD...yikes! RUDE...I won't even touch that one. Self-seeking, angered, record of wrong??? Do I delight in truth? DO I always protect, trust hope and persevere? FAIL? I feel like crap...how much work do I need to do? Let me slap you...that's what God wanted to say to me this morning. Wake up and smell how bad you are!

God, please make me all of these...please! I know that I am not perfect and I like to make everyone believe that I am. Help me to be transparent and speak the truth. Lord, I know you want me to have life to the fullest, let me get closer and closer to that everyday. Thank you for being the best example of all of these...make me more like you!