If you love biblically, then your love for others will not be diminished by their failures. When love is all about you, bad things happen. Love must be defined by God, specifically by the work of his son, Jesus. The Holy Spirit tells us that we know what love is by how Jesus loved (1 John 3:16). By looking at Christ we see that love is other-centered, God-centered, not me-centered.
This means radical rethinking regarding the nature of love.
Love is not about what makes you feel good or happy. Love is dying to your wants, your desires, your dreams. Only by loving Jesus first can anyone experience this sort of love. Thus, genuine love is not consistent with disappointment. When love is focused on what you want, on personal needs and desires, disappointment is certain to follow. There are at least two reasons for this.
The first is that other people cannot possibly provide what is needed for your happiness. At some point, others will fail you. They will sin against you. They will fail you. You will be hurt. No person can provide you with what only God can give. God will never fail you.
The second
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