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Most people tend to wonder too much about love, if it\u2019s there or not. This is surprising because love doesn\u2019t hide itself. If it\u2019s there, you can see it clearly because it speaks loudly even without any words. Anytime you wonder if it is there, it probably isn\u2019t. The scripture paints its picture this way, \u201cLove 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. Love never fails.\u201d<\/em> (1Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV) And I add, Love is sweet when genuine, without ulterior reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, can you see why it\u2019s rare to find a human being that fully epitomizes love? God is the only being who is love and worthy of your trust. And since we\u2019re talking here about prayer and answers, it\u2019s important to note that trust in God, by the one who prays, is needed to have firm expectation of answers to your prayers. \u201cNow faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance of what we do not see.\u201d (Hebrews 11:1 NIV) That is, you must surrender to the love of God for you, and yours for him. You must trust him to be God to you because he says he is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Most people tend to wonder too much about love, if it\u2019s there or not. This is surprising because love doesn\u2019t hide itself. If it\u2019s there, you can see it clearly because it speaks loudly even without any words. Anytime you wonder if it is there, it probably isn\u2019t. The scripture paints its picture this way, \u201cLove 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. Love never fails.\u201d (1Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV) And I add, Love is sweet when genuine, without ulterior reasons. So, can you see why it\u2019s rare to find a human being that fully epitomizes love? God is the only being who is love and worthy of your trust. And since we\u2019re talking here about prayer and answers, it\u2019s important to note that trust in God, by the one who prays, is needed to have firm expectation of answers to your prayers. \u201cNow faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance of what we do not see.\u201d (Hebrews 11:1 NIV) That is, you must surrender to the love of God for you, and yours for him. You must trust him to be God to you because he says he is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knowledge-for-prayer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n