Be quick to love

Its funny how even with good intentions and the right thinking my response can be so outside of the response Christ would have. The passage in James that says be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger is a very difficult one to realize through action. Earlier i found myself slow to listen, quick to speak, and shortly thereafter angered once i realized MY RIGHT opinion was being neglected. What had i failed to do? Well i had failed to take the other persons circumstance into account. Their needs and my choice to love and meet those needs versus my right opinion needing to be viewed and respected. So quickly I take right thinking and turn it into arrogant action. The Lord opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble.James 4:6...We must be better prepared to meet the needs for others. In doing so my opinion takes a backseat and love can really begin to bear all things. Just be quick to listen and empathize, maybe even grieve as others grieve. Being right is overrated. Loving rightly is above all. We speak so well and have all the right words but where is the heart behind it...Mercy triumphs judgement...just as he was merciful let us be merciful and not forget the gift so freely bestowed upon us.