I agape U?

In one of the greatest Superbowls ever played, the Dallas Cowboys were beaten by the pittsburg steelers. One of the key players for the Steelers was Lynn Swann. Swann was asked how did the Steelers beat the favored Cowboys. Swann said that "both teams were presented with oportunities to make great plays... we simply seized more of them." We like to choose the opportunities we want to sieze. Like I stated in one of my other posts, we like to be the one that chooses who we show kindness to and who we want to love. I have found that much of the love that we exhibit is simply "Phileo" love...The love that is "Brotherly". This is the kind of love that we choose. We choose the people that look like us, who sound like us , who believe like us and who is easy to love. I have found myself loving people around me because it is easy. What is hard is the "Agape" love.....the love that God loves with. I kid myself when I treat other christians with love and call it agape (though at times it is)... no it's not! Agape is when I love a person who has nothing to offer me... they may even treat me rude. The love that Paul talks about in the love chapter of 1 Corinthians is rarely exhibited and misunderstood....in my opinion. We miss opportunities to win people to the kingdom because we can't get over ourselves. Even in our good intentions we can still market the church for the people we want..... I may be kicking a dead horse but I think we might win if we pay attention to the opportunites that present themselves.