Covenant Love Never Gives Up

Four “all things” in one verse. Paul is not being hyperbolic, he is describing the nature of agape love, the love that comes from God Himself. This love bears all things, it carries the weight without collapsing. It believes all things, it chooses to trust even when trust is hard. It hopes all things, it refuses to give up on the future. It endures all things, it outlasts every trial.

Covenant love is not a feeling that fades when the romance dims or when the arguments increase. It is a choice that endures when every natural impulse says to quit. It is the decision to stay, to fight for the relationship, to believe that God is still at work even when you cannot see evidence of it.

When marriage gets difficult, and it will, remember these four pillars: bear, believe, hope, endure. This is the kind of love God has for you, and it is the love He calls you to give your spouse. Not in your own strength, but through His Spirit living in you. ECO’s Marriage Ministry walks with couples who are committed to a love that never gives up.