L.O.V.E.

Love. It’s a pretty amazing thing, but it can also become so trite. We know we’re supposed to love people, but sometimes we lose our way a little bit. A great way to see how we’re doing with anything in life is to take a test, to rate ourselves. I got this idea from my husband Matt. He told me he had to rate himself on the characteristics of love from I Corinthians 13 in a zoom group he’s in. I thought it was a great idea and decided to do the same thing for Faithfully Stepping.

Pop Quiz

So here’s a little pop quiz. Take a few minutes to rate yourself in each category. Just use piece of scratch paper and keep your score.

SCALE: 0–1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10

0- Not at All——————–10- Killing it!

Scoring

How did you do? If you scored 120, you’re perfect! You can stop reading this post because you have arrived!

96-120……………………. You are doing really well! Keep up the good work and keep loving!

50-95……………………… You are doing a okay, but it’s time to step it up in a few areas.

30-50………………………. It’s time to make loving others a priority and really work at it!

Below 50…………………. You can do this, but it’s going to take some effort on your part!

Complete and Full Love

When you read through this list, some of them may surprise you. It may seem that some of them are completely obsolete and seem to have nothing to do with love. Here’s the thing—I didn’t write the list. God did, and each of those characteristics or traits are what he considers to be a part of loving.

This kind of love found in I Corinthians 13 is the whole picture; it’s a deep, rounded, and complete kind of love.

A test simply reveals where we are at. So this simple exercise is just a gauge of where you’re at. It’s a reminder to focus more on living a life for others, a way to see where we’re struggling so we can begin to change that.

For More Encouragement

One of the best books on love is Love Does by Bob Goff. It’s such a great, uplifting and encouraging book that will challenge you and inspire you to love others. You can also check out my post, Love is Still the Answer.