In the past couple of weeks I have really tried to study love; the meaning, the actions, the desires, and the sacrifices. All around me I hear others saying how much they love their boyfriends, girlfriends, friends, celebrities, music, clothes, cars, and the list goes on. The more I venture out and talk to people the less I seem to hear of peoples love for God, or things God loves. I feel like we forming our understanding of love by listening to lyrics, movies, books, and the commercial ideas. God is the ultimate source of love, because he created it. Everything he does is done in love... when he sent his son, when he watches over us, when he hears our prayers, everything. With friends, significant others, family, or anyone else you should always love them. No matter what obstacles they have put you through, what their faults are, how they treat you, or anger you have for them, you should treat them how you would want to be treated. Referring to a very common verse on love, it speaks the truth.
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. Love never fails.
I believe love isn't about finding the right person or friend, but trying to become the right person. As long as you are the opposite of everything I highlited in the verses above you cannot have love in your life. Those things are love, and those things define God.
God spoke that the greatest commandment of all is to love him with all your heart, and then love your neighbor as yourself. (matthew 22:37-40) A human's heart is always happiest when it beats for others. When we feel like we love, when we feel loved, when we feel like we want to give... it's just a beautiful feeling. If you think about the feeling, it covers up all the anger, sadness, and depression of life. Love covers a multitude of sins and is so vital to living a Godly life. Let your love for your significant other, friend, family, or strange rejoice in the truth and not in sex, drugs, jealousy, envy, or etc. I just encourage everyone to go out of love others as yourself, and to remember the true ways of love (1 corinthians 13:4-8). Apply these in your life and keep God as your number one, he will never fail you, he always loves you.
Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Matthew 22:37-40
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