Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail (GNB)

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first",
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end. (vv.4‑7 The Message)

Do I grumble about the problems and hardships of my life?
Do I accept that true love will always bring suffering?
Am I prepared to take up my cross daily and follow Christ?
How do I try to face doubts?
Do I try to overcome my own bad habits?
Do I lose hope when it seems everyone is against me?
Does my love for those close to me overcome their unkindness, their weaknesses, their letting me down, their failures?
Is my love for those who hurt me such that I can forgive them?
Do I blame God for my sufferings and difficulties?
Is my love for God such that I can accept persecution for speaking out in his name?
Do I realise that to love another means to die to self?
Do I accept that there are three things that last: faith, hope and love, and that the greatest of these is love?

(from a prayer letter - source unknown)