I know, you're saying "what is she taking about? It's not a happy day- I'm single. Its just a Hallmark holiday anyway." Well, that may be true, hey, this is the world we live in. I know that for the past 2 weeks, I have been bombarded by pink cupcakes at Harris Teeter, fake roses at the gas station, and obnoxious balloons everywhere else.
I also have seen a lot of the outward expressions of love today at the high school where I teach. The teenagers are sooo in love with their current love interest, they don't see 5 or 10+ years into their own futures. They are all so sure they are going to be with their boy/girlfriend FOREVER! We all have some years behind us since our own school days, and hopefully we have a better idea of what REAL love is.
In my own spiritual walk and growth as a person, I have struggled to understand and accept love from various people. I still struggle to this day with this topic. I always come back to this passage in Romans to remind me what true, selfless, self-sacrificing love is: the love of our Creator and Savior.
Romans 8:38-39 (New Living Translation)
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-Talk about FOREVER!
Today, I am going to think about the love of my Savior, the love I have from and feel for my family, and the love I have for my friends. I hope you will do the same.
I LOVE YOU ALL, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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