Well, we 'know' that God is Love, and that Love never fails, yes? And just what does this have to do with our lives? Good question.
When we are born again, as in come to the end of our 'bound to sin and death' lives and call on God, in Jesus Name, we are 'born' again. Well, what is born again? If you look in the mirror you look the same - smiling more - but still the same physical face -- you live in the same place drive the same car, feel the same, think the same, -- so what is born again?
Well, God is Spirit, and the Living Word, Jesus is what we ask into our heart/lives -- so 'spirit' is born again in us -- the real essence of who we are. We are born again by the Living Word of God - so much in this phrase, but let's break it down simply.
God is Spirit, God is Love -- we are born again by God's Living Word (sperma) = God - so we are now spirit, we are now love -- Huh? Yep! We are now, born again into the spirit of God realm. Paul says it like this 'we have this treasure in earthern vessels' - and if you research this phrase in the original language you will find it is really saying 'we are this treasure in earthern vessels.'
So, if God is love and we are love, and love never fails -- what is this life all about? You know all the stupid things we still do and feel 'bad' about (you know the 'sins'). This is the process of coming to KNOW as in by YOUR CHOICE 24/7 who you are. What???
Every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year we get to choose LIFE or not (which is death). Why?
Because in this way we come to truly KNOW God is our abba/daddy, and the power of Love to transform our weaknesses into strengths, for Greater is He that is in Us (as our new life essence) than he that is in the world (all that is connected to the earthern vessel).
We struggle not against flesh and blood (alone) but against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spritual wickedness in high places -- all the things that affect the 'earthen vessel' which houses who we are. We struggle against an unrenewed mind full of the old 'death' ways of existence; we struggle against old memories and feelings and imaginations that attempt to hold us captive.
This why we pick up the cross daily to remind ourselves that 'I have been crucified with Christ' - my old man/wombman - 'never the less I live' - my new man/woman - 'yet not I' - as in the ego-self separated one - 'but Christ' (the anointing, the anointed one, spirit) 'lives in me' - this earth vessel.
And this whole process is about experiencing LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS, and LIFE OUT OF DEATH. You see what the enemy of our souls meant for evil, to bind us, and keep us in darkness and bring us to death, GOD HAS TURNED TO GOOD -- in and through His Son, Jesus Christ, in us our hope of glory!
Bam! Love Never Fails -- believe it! receive it! live it! Always!