Love Annoying People

“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” – Luke 6:35 It’s striking how often the people who shout the loudest about love turn out to be the cruelest, most vengeful people in the room. They wound with their words, freeze others out, and tear people down behind their backs — all while wearing love like a badge. Being agreeable all the time isn’t love, but neither is being cold, passive-aggressive, or quietly cruel. Don’t push people away. Don’t embarrass them. Don’t whisper about them in corners. Why does this keep happening? Because their love lives on a tablet—a set of rules —and never made it to their heart.  Real love is tested when it’s aimed