Love and Forgiveness

In 1st Cor 13 it says that love doesn't keep a record of wrongs, so the person that says they can forgive but can't forget is a person who doesn't love you.  They are proclaiming they don't love you but they probably won't admit it.  They think in offering forgiveness they are showing an act of love.  Love doesn't keep records though, so the not keeping records is the true test.

Most people who keep records do so they'll tell you so that they won't be hurt again.  Somehow they will see it coming and it won't hurt as bad the second time.  Oh really?  Part of love is to hope for the best and endure all things.  So that would mean we have to risk repeated deep life shattering hurts along the same lines by another person if we do in fact love them. 

We have to put them first above us.  Do they deserve that? NO absolutely not, nobody does.  Do we deserve to be placed first in our lives - NO, not us either.  Then there is only one to be placed first, the One who won't really let us down (unless we consider He doesn't give us our selfish undeserved wants).

When we risk continued hurt by others in our attempt to truly love them and learn how to truly love - we look like utter fools in the eyes of a casual observer but our Father in heaven smiles at us as we truly give up our natural inclinations to embrace His higher ways.  Only through His Spirit and help can we truly love like He Loves us.