What Does It Mean to Be In Love?

When people say they are "in love" it's when you get this exciting feeling in your stomach, you want to spend time with them, and talk to them or about them all the time. Really loving someone is when those feelings become strong enough that you want to be with the person and work at loving them for ever. Loving means that you take care of them, forgive them when you fight, work on a relationship when it's hard, be there for them when they need you no matter what it means to you, it's unselfish. Being "in love" is fun. Loving someone is hard, hard work.

So that's my take on the great question of love. I guess even when you believe in loving someone it doesn't always work out because you can't control what another person does. When you really have worked at loving someone and then lose them, it hurts a lot. I still say that it's worth the pain though because I Corinthians 13 describes three great things, but it says that of these three, the greatest is love. ("And now abide these three faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love)

The more I think about this, the more I start to realize that this is such a profound statement! Faith and hope are so important and powerful!
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him."

Psalm 31:24 "Be of good courage, and he will strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD"

Psalm 33:18-22 "Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee."

Faith and hope are what make us come to God, please God, have courage, strength, rest, keep us alive, protect us, and cause us to rejoice. I'd say that's some powerful stuff and yet of the three Love is the greatest!

Not really sure how many people even really love anymore, but maybe that's why our society is so depraved. How can people see God in Christians if none of us are loving? It was love that caused God to send his only Son after all..

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