A JOURNEY OF LOVE - FROM IMPERFECTION TO PERFECTION

A Journey of Love From Imperfections to PERFECTIONS

I will show you the most excellent way…

FOUR phases of a ‘Love Journey’ PERFECTING in LOVE

GAINS CLEAR KNOWLEDGE of Love

Then it GROWS IN MATURITY It starts with IMPERFECTIONS

It starts with IMPERFECTIONS

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have 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 do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”

Four Special Gifts…

Tongue or Language is used for • Communication • Conveying a message • Oratory Skill • Presentation • Publicizing • Making it noticeable

Knowledge/Prophecy is what • Gives Identity • Our pride • Regarded as most informed • Gives a status • Makes us successful • Makes influential

• Gives an upper hand

Faith is our spiritual identity • What we believe • Talks about our character/status as pious, saint etc.

• Makes us confident • Shows - Spiritually connected • Makes influential • Gives an upper hand

Giving / Sacrificing • Exalts • Popular • Reckons as wealthy • Stamps as kind • Gives an upper hand

A good Communicator & Linguist

A person with Knowledge & Insight A man of Faith & Conviction A Sacrificial Donor & Giver

A good Communicator & Linguist A person with Knowledge & Insight A man of Faith & Conviction A Sacrificial Donor & Giver

Even their most spectacular manifestations mean NOTHING unless motivated by love‌

Love Graph…

PERFECTIONS Clear Knowledge

Growing in Maturity

Imperfections

GROWING IN MATURITY

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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.”

The steps to grow in love towards the maturity…

“Love is patient�

That means love extends grace.

You need to offer grace to others.

“Love is kind�

Look at Mother Teresa who expressed her love to her fellow human being in her compassion and kindness.

“Love does not envy” Envy kills the love in us and when we love we kill envy within us.

“Love does not boast & is not proud�

Can the parents be proud of themselves before the children or they are proud of their children? Think about it.

“Love does not dishonor others” When we love somebody we don’t insult and dishonour that person at any cost.

“Love is not self-seeking” Love always makes us to think about others. It’s not selfish at all.

“Love is not easily angered” We get angry when an outsider talk against us. We don’t get angry easily when it comes to our loved ones…

Don’t be happy, we get angry with our loved ones also… why? Our love is put to test here within our families and friends too.

“Love keeps no record of wrongs�

It means love compels us to forgive and forget.

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”

It means when we love somebody we cant be happy seeing them going astray or in trouble…

“Love always protects�

Can we harm and hurt a person whom we love truly?

“Love always trusts” That means it expresses faith. You tell someone, “Even though we’re having a tough time, I will never stop believing in you.”

“Love always hopes�

That means love expects the best. Are you expecting the best in your marriage, or have you settled for less than the best?

“Love always perseveres” That means love endures the worst. It means you can look at the other person and say, “You can throw everything at me, but I’m going to keep loving you, no matter what.”

Love Graph…

PERFECTIONS Clear Knowledge

Growing in Maturity

Imperfections

GAINING CLEAR KNOWLEDGE OF LOVE

“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. �

Prophecy, Knowledge & Tongues will cease because they are limited in nature and will be unnecessary when the perfect will come.

Love Graph…

PERFECTIONS Clear Knowledge

Growing in Maturity

Imperfections

PERFECTING in LOVE

“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 the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a 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.”

Follow the way oF love…

Love Graph…

PERFECTIONS Clear Knowledge

Growing in Maturity

Imperfections

How can we have that kind of persistent love for another person?

We get refueled‌ How???

I found this illustration…

Have you ever seen any air show?

There’s a tanker which is being hooked up to the jet in flight to refuel.

But can we imagine someone flying a jet and saying, “I don’t need to refuel!”

The jet would crash and burn. In a long distance flight, a jet has to refuel.

How do you refuel your love tank?

You start by letting God love you.

“We love because God first loved us” He can refuel our love tank, He is the source of love… “Because God Himself is Love.”

Thank You!!!