1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Lust is consumed with self and self satisfaction; love, on the other hand, desires the care, welfare and happiness of the other person. Love is honest and true, enduring (the exact opposite of fragile or fickle), faithful at all times and under all circumstances. The person in lust may or may not be there for you in crisis time, perhaps only showing up if it coincides with their own agenda and purposes; but the person who loves you is always there for you, even at cost to himself. He will do whatever it takes to show his love is real. He is dependable and trustworthy, when in sight, and when no one can see him.
The song below always touches my heart when I hear it. It seems to portray a very proud man struggling to vocalize the fact that he would do all in his power, even to the point of laying down his very life, to care for and protect the one he loves. Here, Eric Clapton (on guitar) and Sting (on vocals) team up together to produce the perfect musical blend. The song is called “It’s Probably Me.”
If the night turned cold
And the stars looked down
And you hug yourself
On the cold cold ground
You wake the morning
In a stranger’s coat
No-one would you see
You ask yourself, ‘Who’d watch for me?’
My only friend, who could it be?
It’s hard to say it
I hate to say it
But it’s probably meWhen your belly’s empty
And the hunger’s so real
And you’re too proud to beg
And too dumb to steal
You search the city
For your only friend
No-one would you see
You ask yourself, Who’ll Watch For Me?’
A solitary voice to speak out and set me free
I hate to say it
I hate to say it
But it’s probably meYou’re not the easiest person I ever got to know
And it’s hard for us both to let our feelings show
Some would say
I should let you go your way
You’ll only make me cry
If there’s one guy, just one guy
Who’d lay down his life for you and die
I hate to say it
I hate to say it
But it’s probably meWhen the world’s gone crazy, and it makes no sense
And there’s only one voice that comes to your defence
And the jury’s out
And your eyes search the room
And one friendly face is all you need to see
If there’s one guy, just one guy
Who’d lay down his life for you and die
I hate to say it
I hate to say it
But it’s probably meI hate to say it
I hate to say
But it’s probably me
I hate to say it
I hate to say
But it’s probably me
I hate to say it
I hate to say
But it’s probably me
(1) BIBLE TRANSLATION: Our generation is so blessed. In contrast to former periods in history where access to the word of God was very rare, there are many good Bible translations available to us in the English language today. How we thank God for this. It is simply a fact of history to say that many have paid the ultimate price (forfeiting their very lives) so that we would have access to the word of God in our native tongue.