Jesus has given Himself for us, He came to earth and put up with pain and suffering so that we would not have to spend eternity in hell.
Jesus the definition of love played out so that it can be seen, and we can know how it is to work.
He did not come that we may be free of pain and suffering He told us that if the world hates Him than the world will hate us also, that is the ones who follow His teachings, obey His teachings and live a good pure and up right life, we are told to be holy as He is holey and we are told to love.
Love is one of the most freely but yet misused words in the American language also one of the most misunderstood,
Christ is love and we are to be like Christ;
Christian = to be Christ like or to be like Christ
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that who so ever believes in Him should not parish but have ever lasting live
1Coritheans 13:1
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is not jealous
Love does not brag
Love is not arrogant
Love does not act unbecomingly
Love does not seek its own
Love is not provoked
Love does not take into account a wrong suffered
Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
Love bears all things
Love believes all things
Love hopes all things
Love endures all things
But we are taught to be act and do the opposite The world says self comes first and if it feels good do it no matter who it may heart because your feelings and your wants and desire, your needs, your wishes are more important than anyone else’s you have the right you are better than others.
You want to be called a Christian then act like Christ and give up your rights for the good of others, give of yourself so that others may see Christ throw you.
Love is an action not a feeling, you can take the list above and practice each ne one at a time and learn to have true love in your life shinning out for others to see Christ working in you. There is a reason patient is at the top of the list for if you are patient you will have the rest, you will be content.
Go show love the love of Christ to everyone who crosses your path.