Today’s New Covenant nugget is from 1 Corinthians 13:7 (TPT)
Love is a safe place of shelter, for it never stops believing the best for others. Love never takes failure as defeat, for it never gives up.
God is love and He believes the best for you, in other words, He sees the diamond in you, He has faith in you, and He knows that when He made you, He did not make junk, He made a masterpiece! You are a work in progress and so am I!
To believe the best, you have to look past the mistakes and the shortcomings of others…
When I look at my life, I have made many mistakes… I did not make mistakes on purpose, I was right in my own eyes and tried to do what was right, but nevertheless, I still made many mistakes! Thank God He loved me enough to look beyond my deception, beyond my blindness and beyond my weakness to see the diamond in me.
When you look at others, believe the best, have compassion, walk in love, and see the diamond. After all, that is what Jesus is doing towards you. Sometimes people can get me upset, sometimes they offend me and sometimes they hurt me… when that happens, the Holy Spirit always leads me to look beyond their faults, beyond their attitudes and beyond their blindness and see the diamond. After all, that is how love works!
Blessings on you, Nick
