Learning to Love

For the first time in my life I'm finding out that loving someone.. is hard. I've grown up hearing the verse that goes.. love is patient love is kind, it does not envy or boast, it's not easy to anger, etc. I didn't realize exactly what it meant until now. I didn't know what love was.. until now. What I'm learning so far: The phrase love is a choice, not a feeling. it's the choice to back down first from a fight. it's the choice to hold u're tongue when u're angry. it's the choice to try to understand when u don't agree at all. I remember a youth pastor saying: apologizing when the other person did wrong.. to save the relationship my pride does not want any part of this. it's saying.. if u love me, u would b understanding and showing me affection and giving u're whole heart to me out on a silver platter. and i'm learning.. love isn't about what they can do for me.. it's about what i can do for them. Prayer: God, help me swallow my pride.. and have a servant-like mind. Help me to love... properly (the way u love us).