Wow, I haven't written anything in what feels like forever. Honestly, I've had no clue what to write. But just now, I felt compelled to write about how, over the last few months I've begun to realize what it means to really love someone and I've decided to share (And no, this does not mean that there is a 'special guy' in my life right now, because there's not, at least not on earth).
Firstly, I've realized that loving someone is a choice. Just like Jesus chose to die for us. And no that's not always easy, making the choice. Even Jesus had trouble with it when He cried out
"Your Will, not Mine!" - Mark 14:36
He had to make that choice, and it can't have been easy.
Secondly, I've realized that if you truly love someone, then you don't just stop loving them, part of you still loves that person no matter what they've done to you or how far apart you've grown.
Could you imagine if God did that to us?
'Weeeell, that joke you made about me? that wasn't very nice of you, Plus I haven't really heard from you in a while, we've grown apart, Sorry, but I don't love you anymore...'
Um, no, that's not how it works.
Thirdly I've really been running over 1 Corinthians 13 a lot. It's probably my favourite chapter in the bible and it tells us exactly what love is.
4 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
To really love someone, you make the choice to love them, you don't stop loving them and that love should be patient and kind and all of the things above ^
It's a beautiful realization and something that I've been working on with all the people in my life lately :)
