When we hate someone, we will be quick to believe any negative thing we hear about that person.
Often, common sense is thrown overboard in our zeal to feed our feelings of hatred.
We want to justify our feelingsand when we hear something bad about the person, it provides just that.
Consequently we are also quick to spread the negative things we hear, since we like other people to feel the same way we do about a person we don't like.
Referring to the insincere people in his life, King David wrote,
He knew the pain of being surrounded by insincere people.
Their mission is to pretend they like you but only in order to gather some information that they may use against you.
On the other hand, if we love someone, we can almost sense a resistance to negative talk about that person.
We are hesitant to believe anything bad.
Perhaps common sense is thrown overboard in this instance too, but we would rather go and find out for ourselves if what we hear is true, instead of just believing what others say about the person.
An example would be when we hear something bad about our children or parents.
Because we love them, we will not be quick to believe bad things that are being said about them.
Instead, we will defend them in the presence of others.
Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
Loveforgives and shows mercy, knowing that we all make mistakes somewhere along this path in life.
The Bible describes love as follows:
Often, common sense is thrown overboard in our zeal to feed our feelings of hatred.
We want to justify our feelingsand when we hear something bad about the person, it provides just that.
Consequently we are also quick to spread the negative things we hear, since we like other people to feel the same way we do about a person we don't like.
Referring to the insincere people in his life, King David wrote,
"They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.David was often the target of jealous rivals.
" (Psalm 41:6 NLT)
He knew the pain of being surrounded by insincere people.
Their mission is to pretend they like you but only in order to gather some information that they may use against you.
On the other hand, if we love someone, we can almost sense a resistance to negative talk about that person.
We are hesitant to believe anything bad.
Perhaps common sense is thrown overboard in this instance too, but we would rather go and find out for ourselves if what we hear is true, instead of just believing what others say about the person.
An example would be when we hear something bad about our children or parents.
Because we love them, we will not be quick to believe bad things that are being said about them.
Instead, we will defend them in the presence of others.
Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
Hatred stirs up conflict,but love covers over all wrongs.Love doesn't hide the wrong when it is to the detriment of others, but what this verse is saying is that love does not delight in degrading people when they make mistakes.
Proverbs 10:12
Loveforgives and shows mercy, knowing that we all make mistakes somewhere along this path in life.
The Bible describes love as follows:
- Love is patient
- Love is kind
- Love is not jealous
- Love is not boastful
- Love is not proud
- Love is not rude
- Love does not demand its own way
- Love is not irritable
- Love keeps no records of being wronged
- Love does not rejoice about injustice
- Love rejoices whenever the truth wins out
- Love never gives up
- Love never loses faith
- Love is always hopeful
- Love endures through every circumstance