Love is the foundation of our existence.
Love endures all things!!!! Did you know that having a loving spirit makes everything ok? Now don't get me confused; "ok" doesn't mean easy. "Ok" simply means that its not the end of the world. For example, if you break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend; the pain, hurt or in some cases relief may be an emotion that you experience but a person with a loving spirit will take the experience as a lesson learned and move on. A person who does not believe in love or lack the loving spirit will act otherwise. They will either retaliate, seek revenge, become envious or even violent.
The most famous biblical chapter on love is from 1 Corinthians:
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
Good post but how does one have a loving spirit?
One must first understand what love is. Once you've comprehended the true meaning of love, you must then begin to apply it to your life. Start small for example if you are an impatient person. Become aware of when and what triggers your mood of being impatient. Then tell yourself to be patient and all the reasons why its important to be patient. Before you know it, it will become easier to do. Love takes practice. Its a an ongoing thing.