An idea I recently heard was that many conflicts happen because we don’t really love others with a Christ-like love. The example given highlighted how a new couple is very tolerant of the other person’s quirks, because of love. God requires us to love others, even our enemies, because He first loved us. The question I have to keep asking myself is: Do I really love others like He loves me? Starting with my family, do I love them enough to overlook the quirks that irritate me at times? Do I love my coworkers enough to overlook their imperfections? All of this is impossible unless we have the Holy Spirit living inside us. I choose love today! (1 Peter 4:8)