Does not keep account of a wrong suffered.

• Luke 23:34
• Luke 17:4
• Matthew 18:21
• Hebrews 8:11-12
• How does Jesus exemplify the ideal?
  • By forgiving us!
• When is it hard?
  • When I make it about me or my ego?
• How do we love anyway?
  • Mark 11:25
  • Hebrews 8:9-10
  • Remember our purpose in the relationship.

Is not provoked

• Acts 17:16
• Acts 15:39 – Paul and Barnabas disagreed about taking John Mark with them, so they went separate ways. This works for preachers but not husband and wife!
• Hebrews 10:24
• John 3:17; 12:47
• John 3:18
• If your spouse is truly sinning, we must help them see that, but we must first make sure it is not just a personal annoyance.

Believes all things

• Love wants to believe the best. It is optimistic.
• Acts 26:14-18 – God had no evidence that Saul would do any of these things when He called him. He laid the opportunity in front of Saul and Saul took it.

Does not act unbecomingly

• I Corinthians 12:23-24
• II Samuel 6:20-23 – What David did embarrassed Michal.
• Matthew 12:15-21 – Jesus was careful in his interactions with people.
• I Corinthians 10:23 – Seek the good of your neighbor.
• Be sensitive to what might embarrass your spouse.