Keep love fervent

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul encouraged them to do everything within the fellowship of a united spirit, intent on one purpose—to love without selfishness or empty conceit—while maintaining the same mind and heart and to let each individual consider one another as more important than himself.

Sadly, in Apostle Paul’s day, things had gone awry in this department. The Corinthian church had a number of problems such as infighting, divisions, contentions, and factions. Why the split? Why were people following certain individuals and eschewing others as not good enough? Maybe they had taken their eyes off of Jesus.

“…let there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment…”

~ 1 Corinthians 1:10

 Sometimes, we need a self-awareness check, lest we get too full of ourselves when self takes a wrong turn. In gentleness and love, we need to heed to a willingness to learn from one another and accept that we might not always see things the same way. Or is the goal to win the battle at all costs, despite the crossfire over being right? Love would rather be wronged. There should be a spirit of love so present that the differences in the matter become secondary and not what really counts. Love is always the goal.