1 Cor 13 - It's Not Just For Weddings Any More!

In 1 John 4:8, We are told that "God IS Love". The Greek word for "Love" here in this verse is "agape", which comes from "agapao" meaning "to love, beloved, affection or benevolence, a (feast of) charity, dear, love". This same exact Greek word for "love" used to describe God in 1 John 4:8 is also used in the infamous 1 Corinthians 13 "Love is patient, love is kind...." scripture passage quoted so often at weddings.
What is so neat to me is that if God IS Love, as I am told in 1 John 4:8, then it stands to reason that I can look at this 1 Corinthians 13 chapter in a new light, like this:
1 Corinthians 13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not [my relationship with] GOD, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal (I make no sense in the long run when I try to reach out to others). If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not GOD, I am nothing (Apart from Him I can do NOTHING). If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not GOD, I gain nothing (unless the foundation is built upon the Lord, the builders labor in vain).
GOD is patient, long-suffering, not treating us as our wrongs deserve. He is rich in mercy and compassion and abounding in love (Eph 2:4, Psalm 86:15)
GOD is kind, acting in benevolence. He wants what is GOOD and BEST for His precious children and shows His kindness even to the wicked and ungrateful (Luke 6:35).
GOD does not envy (He does not move with negative feelings against us), GOD is not boastful and He is not proud, vain, haughty or puffed up. He is not "vainglorious" and does not lord Himself fearfully over us to induce fear in us (Phil 2:5-8). GOD is not conceited, arrogant, or inflated with pride.
GOD is not rude or unseemly and He does not act unbecomingly or indecently.
GOD does not pursue things only for His own sake, but for the sake of those He loves, seeking not things for Himself but for His children whom He loves.
GOD is not easily angered or provoked (Numbers 14:8 "The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion..."), and He keeps no record of our wrongs, no account of the evil we have done against Him (Psalm 103:12, Isaiah 43:25, Heb 8:12, Heb 10:17).
GOD does not delight in evil things or in wrong-doing against His children, He does not delight in what is hurtful or unjust, but He rejoices when Truth and justice and right prevail.
GOD always protects, quietly covering all things. He always bears up under anything and everything that comes along and He always trusts, ever-ready to believe the best of every person. His hope is ever-lasting and never fades under any circumstances and He endures ALL things, persevering with us without weakening. He will never leave us or forsake us.
GOD never fails. He never fades, never weakens, never becomes obsolete and never comes to an end. He is The One who was, is and ever will be. He has the victory forever and ever. He is the Alpha AND Omega, the beginning AND the end!
All else will cease, be stilled, pass away, fade away, and be abolished. But GOD, the greatest of all, the ONE TRUE God will remain, Forever and ever, Amen Amen.

Oh Lord, teach me who you REALLY ARE through your Word - teach me about your love for me, your forgiveness, your grace, your mercy. Help me Lord to have a heart full of "good soil" that will not be choked by the weeds of the world, where you are so mis-represented and misunderstood. I will NOT define you by what I see in this fallen world, and with fallen people speaking from fallen tongues. I will go to your Word where you reveal yourself to me from Genesis to Revelation, showing me the love that can now be mine through your Son, who covers all my unrighteousness, all my iniquities. He is my mediator of this NEW covenant with you. Help me Lord to learn more and more about who I am in you through the blood of the New Covenant. The old is gone and the new has come - PRAISE GOD. I love you Lord and I stand ready with listening ears and an open heart, waiting to hear and absorb your words. Plant them in my heart, in my soul and in my mind. In Jesus's name, Amen.