Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
I Corinthians 13:4-7
We can know whether we truly have love by these signs. Whenever we feel that we are deviating from these signposts we have to stop and evaluate our lives again in the light of God’s word.