What is your definition of LOVE?

LOVE... One word..two definitions.

For one, love was impatient and demanded compromise...modern couples who doesnt mind enjoying each others bodies during a relationship, care less and need not think of what will the future be. Its the "I feel good and I want it now"...which is widely accepted by the society nowadays..

For the other, love fueled integrity and convicted young hearts to have the patience needed to wait. Total self control and respect for each other and intend to serve one another in a love relationship.

...................reflecting on "I kisssed dating goodbye" by Joshua Harris.........

There's nothing wrong or neither am i personal in this matter..Just a thought of mine to share.. I cherish the way paul wrote about love.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, is 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.

What a heavy message this is...and how much are we able to do in our love relationship? I must admit that I too..fall here n there..and always needed His grace to teach me lessons to grow.

Of course, no one is refrained from pursuing love. Everyone needs to love and be loved. God is the best example of love..and He loves LOVE. How would a God who loves relationship with human so much..wants to see us suffering because of these? He wouldnt want to..But how many are actually suffering because of failed relationships in this world? Plenty...at times it does not involve only the couple..and many times..its not only emotional suffer..every choice that we make will eventually lead to consequences which we have to bear.

Do you know that when God created human, He has created us so uniquely that there is one thing that separates us apart from all other creatures? It is the ability and freewill to CHOOSE. Choices are made by human..have we rethink about it when we always say.."I have no choice..."?

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Was having a discussion of bouquets that fine morning..i was telling my fren that I only received bouquets once..which was during my convocation...(btw i got 5...hehe..and neither one is from a guy ok..thanks to all those who loved me so much..) Someone told me that i should go around and flirt..so that i will get more bouquets..hehe..we laughed through the topic..but deep in me..well..that still, small voice assures me of my convictions..of course..its not that everyone should think like i do..just that...i shall not make myself do something that i am not comfortable with...even if everyone else thinks that i should and i could...

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Hey please dont start thinking that i am an anti-love-relationship freak ok..of course..like everyone else..i loved to be in love. I can start to tell about that warmth and romantic sides of love..there's nothing wrong with romance. But in the true dictionary of love, which involves true commitment, it's more than mere romance. I long to have, not only the romantic part of love..but one which will please Him and enrich one other throughout the journey..

He hears my prayers..He knows my heart..He understands me..and plans better than i do...

Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts...

..What is your definition of love?

Comments

[SAbRina LEe]

I have that book too..i totally agree with u that joshua wrote it really well..there are a lot of examples given that reflect teh diff relationships that is happening in the world today...to tell u the truth after reading half of it i'm a bit scared to be in a realtionship hehe..there are so many criterias that we must consider in order to follow God's way of a relationship..a holy courtship so to say..but i always believe if we are to be loved or to love is always based on trust, patience, self-control and honesty..if neither one is committed it is worth thinking twice whether or not to go on with the relationship..i believe that there is somebody, somewhere that God will eventually reveal to us in His time...GBU!!!