the best, not the worst

Friday, February 20, 2015 (12:51 p.m.)

Holy God,

THANK YOU! I'm here asking differently than I had expected. I thought I was coming to You concerning 1 Corinthians 13:7. On further checking, to some degree, maybe I still am.

Paul wrote “to encourage the believers living in Corinth to resolve their problems and honor God” (The Life Recovery Bible THE BOTTOM LINE). The Message paraphrases its description of love [beginning with verse 4] as “Always looks for the best” (7).

Resolve problems. Honor God. Always look for the best.

My search for “the best, not the worst” also yielded Philippians 4:8-9.