Always the First

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10 Notice how when you love, you’re almost always the first to act. Whoever loves the most is usually the first—the first to say sorry, the first to reach out. Every time you get in a fight with your spouse, you know that you’ll make up, but you never want to be the first to apologize. You want them to do it first, because even though it’s partly your fault, it feels a little bit more like theirs, right? Real love means being the first to say you’re sorry, even if you’re only ten percent at fault and they are ninety percent. That’s what love does. Love is the first to invite, to speak up in defense, and the first to kiss. Did I ever tell you about the first time I kissed Hannah? She wasn’t