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Love is the Most Important Thing

I was struggling with being angry and irritated with my life and with my children. People everywhere were telling me all the things I need to do to make sure my kids turn out right. They have to exercise! Don’t let them watch too much TV! They have to eat right! They need to do chores! The list goes on and on. I strive to do these things. But it’s hard to make everything go exactly the way you imagine and plan. That causes frustration and anger.

I want to be loving and gentle so badly and pray about it constantly. One morning as I was getting out of bed, I had just put my feet on the floor when the verse came to my mind unexpectedly “You do not have in mind the things of God.” And also “you are upset and worried about many things.” It surprised me and I knew that God was speaking to me. He was showing me that I put so much emphasis on things that aren’t really important. Love is the most important thing in the world!

So I began to study the love chapter in 1st Corinthians. I have written my own love chapter that helps me to get my priorities in order. The Bible verse is at the end.


If I get my kids 60 minutes of activity each day
If I teach them to love books and use their creative minds
If I get them to play together
If I make sure they eat nutritious foods and drink lots of milk
...but I have not love, I am nothing

If I keep the house clean & get the kids to do some chores
If I keep pop away and teach them to love water
If I don’t allow them to be couch potatoes
and teach them to be independent and able to do all things
If I teach them to be respectful, kind & have good manners
...but I have not love, I am nothing

Love does not call names
Love does not lecture
It does not raise it’s voice
Love does not throw things
or slam doors or dishes
Love does not heap on guilt
It does not condemn
Love does not handle others roughly

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Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not rude
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
Love never fails

And now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these things is love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-13