Note 19 at 1Co 13:7: God's kind of love bears all things. Those who say they've borne all they can bear are simply saying that they haven't yet drawn on God's kind of love. Human love has limits, but God's kind of love knows no limits.

We often try to comfort those who are in difficult situations by telling them, "You can only take so much. After all, you're only human." However, the truth is that we as born-again Christians (see note 2 at Joh 3:3) are not "only human" (see note 3 at Mt 26:41 and note 1 at Ro 8:18). We have the supernatural, God kind of love in us, and we can bear all things.

Note 20 at 1Co 13:7: God's kind of love keeps on trusting, or believing. People get hurt, and many times, they lose their trust in God or in people. They feel they could never trust again. Maybe they can't, but God's kind of love can. When they reach their limit on believing, God's kind of love believes all things (Ga 5:6).

Note 21 at 1Co 13:7: Hope is a product of love. Understanding the depths of God's love will cause hope in people's hearts, regardless of their situations. Those who don't have hope aren't experiencing God's kind of love. God's kind of love hopes all things.

Note 22 at 1Co 13:7: When people feel like they can't take another minute of their situations, that is a sign that they haven't yet drawn on God's kind of love. God's kind of love endures all things. All too often, Christians resist in their own might, and when they hit their limit, they feel justified in quitting. After all, they tried. However, God's kind of love never fails (1Co 13:8).