KEY SCRIPTURE: 1st Corinthians 13:5 ” (Love) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil”;

We continue with our study on the portrait of love while we consider the fact that love thinks no evil.

Every action of man results from the way we think. Titus 1:15 says,” Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled”. To be good or evil depends on whether a man is submitted to the Lordship of Jesus or not. The Bible says to the pure all things are pure, but to the man or woman with an evil mind, everything is evil. His or her conscience is defiled. Some men and women, as well, are so insecure about their spouses that they set up spies to monitor them. Such behaviours are normally reflections of past experiences. (Please get help from a qualified Counsellor).

Some would interpret any relation of their partners with the opposite sex as amorous. Love does not think evil. Love seeks the good of the second party and would not give in to impure or evil thoughts concerning the one loved.

There have been some friends who turned out to be extremely unfaithful. Such actions go to show that these people had no love all along. Most, acts of unfaithfulness in every relationship meant there was no love. Proverbs 27:6 says, “faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” Some people do not want the truth spoken to them. Love always speaks the truth, although it may hurt at times. The Bible says the frank comments by a loving friend are faithful. It is the evil one who would call a knife a pen. Love thinks no evil and so be ready to accept the counsel proceeding from a loving heart, although it may not always be sweet.

Finally, love has no room for evil imaginations of any sort. Your thinking gives you a kind of spectacles and makes you see things from their colour. When a man wears blue spectacles, everything is blue. A red spectacle would also redden the whole world around you. Carry a loving spectacle, which is a colourless one. It has no prejudices. This would enable you to have a fair and secure relationship with your associates and make them relate with you fairly.

       CONFESSIONS

I always put up a sincere and loving view of all my associates. This prevents me from any painful mistakes. Therefore, our relationship keeps growing better and better!!!

THOUGHT: TRUE LOVE ALWAYS FILTERS THE THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS NEIGHBOUR, REJECTING THE EVIL, AND ACCEPTING THE GOOD.

FURTHER STUDIES:

Psalms 15:1-5 ” LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. “