Pursuing Love

I pursued love in search for happiness and found none
I pursued happiness in search for love and found none
I pursued Wisdom & Knowledge in search for love & happiness but found in part love and gain sorrow.
I found in part love because out of love God gave me Wisdom & knowledge, but sorrow followed because the truth of the labor for love was made known to me.
When I pursued happiness in search for love; this task was a selfish journey of mine, because I wanted to be pleased in all aspects of life without the real labor for it, so I failed.
When I pursued love in search for happiness I found that love suffers long and there was no happiness in my suffering.
I found that love is kind and after suffering for so long it was a challenge for me to be kind.
I found that real love does not be envious, but the struggles of life at times made me and others jealous or want what other people may have; when humbleness and satisfaction of what you have suppose to dominate.
When I pursued love I found that love isn't a showcase of prideful attention seeking and it is not a provoked action, but a willing one to serve each other.
I found that it doesn't behave rudely, but with manners of courtesy. I found that it is not selfish but it is giving in all it's ways.
I found that it thinks not evil, but thinks only good, and it is not happy in any sin but only happy in the truth.
I found that it is a cross that we all are challenge to carry, bearing all things, believing in all things of good and sound report.
Love hopes in all things that are challenging, in part, and things that is not yet complete, love endures it all.
The journey of love, pain, forgiveness, hurt, brokenness, patience, etc.. I found that this journey cannot fail to reap the good report that all people seek for their lives.
Even though the truth of the labor of love gave me much sorrow it also gave me peace, because this love that I found in part through Wisdom & knowledge is just a partial piece of this life's journey because I have a piece to work with.
If we all re-approach this journey and pursue love from an unselfish point of view and motive while cautiously follow the rules while openly knowing that the beginning of love is suffering and not let the suffering redirect our paths to unhappiness. If we bear it all, forgive each other, and be humble while being satisfied with what we have. If we be kind and love out of pure willingness, and always treat each other with good manners and curiosity. If we would always give and put each other before ourselves. If we would always think good and be happy in the truth and never in evil or the fall of another. If we would believe in things of good and sound report, and have hope in all things even if it challenges each and every one of us.
Lastly; IF WE ENDURE!
If we would endure it all until the end and anticipate to see the victory coming from the labor of our love. We can claim the reward of happiness on earth, because we have activated the actions of hope and accelerated the faith in love while walking in and with Christ..
Then we all will be able to speak the words of the Corinthians with true belief and testify that "Love Never Fails"

------ Written By Tishmeek 08/03/2008