Faith and Love Will Keep Us Strong

I am challenged by so many things. Worries and frustrations. Trials and conflicts. Constantly trying to deny what is "normal", and fight for what I know the Lord has called me to.
 People always say that "all you need is love." Sometimes I find that statement to be so cliche. Sometimes it's just something for people to say, because it seems right. But the older I get, and the more circumstances I face I find myself wondering if that really is the answer. Even in my own circumstances, I look at things and I see that the easiest thing to do would be to snap and take out my frustration on someone, most likely my husband. Not because whatever I'm frustrated with is his fault, but because it's so easy to just snap in a moment of anger. But as I stand there in that moment, I know I have a choice. I can choose to snap and place that situation between us, or I can choose to hold him closer than whatever we're facing. Be frustrated at the situation, and leave it at that, and to love him and value him over my frustration. 

I truly believe that love changes things. Jesus displayed that over and over again. Not that it changes what is happening, but love opens a door that changes people. Quietly, and without notice or attention, love changes things. And maybe sometimes the only person that love changes, is me. Maybe choosing to love someone else, instead of holding on to whatever I'm stuck on, will change me. And that's enough. If I'm the one that has to change, I'm ok with that.

Even those who seem like they don't need it, want it or deserve it. Even when they push it away; I truly believe that deep down, what people really need is to know that someone loves them. And the beauty of that is Jesus does love them. But it's up to me, to us, to show that. The Bible says that love never fails. So I want to love. I will choose to love. Even when I see no results, I will choose to love anyway. Because love never fails.

And after all: "These three remain: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love." 
1 Corinthians 13