More Faith?

A few days ago I was spending time with the Lord in worship and prayer asking for more faith. I want more faith to see people healed. I want more faith to take daring risks. I want more faith for all sorts of reasons (or so I reasoned). 

But today, as is common with Scripture, I read something familiar but was pierced in a new way.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith, so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 
1 Corinthians 13:1-2

As someone who was often teaching and preaching, I always interpreted this verse in a way that applied only to my speech. That if I was preaching the Truth but had the wrong heart, then I was missing it all together. And while this is true, I was struck by what it says about faith.

… and if I have faith, so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Loves exceeds faith. That is to say, love is the better way. With deeper love for God I will have deeper love for my fellowman. And with a deeper love for those around me, I will know more fully the heart of God for individuals and act in both compassion and faith. 

This may seem little, but for me, right now, this is a massive paradigm shift. While I do want more faith, I see now I would prefer more love.