What's Love Got to Do With It?
From the time that we're little, we dream about what our wedding will be like. We dream about prince charming and exactly what he's gonna look like, and act like and even how his voice would sound. We dream about our love. As we get older, we start to see these things come to life.....well, what we think is life. Turns out, prince charming isn't so charming...or maybe he's too charming. Whatever way the cookie crumbles, we end up alone. Heartbroken and wondering what we said or did that caused our untimely demise. Little could we have known that all of these "frogs" were just paving the way for that prince charming you dreamt about as a child.
God created woman from man. He did this because it was never His divine intention to sentence man to a life of solitude. Therefore, out of man came woman. Ever since that time, we have all been trying to find our counterpart. Some of us are blatent and upfront about it. Consider The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Rock of Love, A Shot at Love, etc. Others are more reserved and tend to keep their dating desires to themselves. But whether you are shouting it from the rooftops, or quietly pining away in the confinments of your own home...we all have a natural desire to love and to be loved. It's how God intented it.
Somewhere along the way, the true definition of love (1st Corinthians 13 4-8) has been messed and mangled and is now unrecognizable. We "love" our best friend's dog. We "love" our new shoes that rock. We "love" this person that we just met 5 minutes ago. We "love" Robert Pattinson. Let's examine what the Bible says about love, shall we? "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."
So where did we go wrong? When did love become unmoving and unconsuming? When did love become self-serving (I'll love you, if you love me back). That's not what love is about. "For God so LOVED the world that He GAVE His only son." And what did God get in return? A world full of turmoil, destruction and the exact opposite of love. But He still loves.
It is my ultimate desire and my #1 prayer to love my {future} husband in a way that is selfless. In a way that honors him and honors God. I pray that He loves me like Paul tells husbands to love their wives....as Christ loved the church. Because I have these standards, I refuse to settle...this has made my journey longer than most. But that's ok. I refuse to be in a selfish, love-hoarding relationship. That's not how it should be.
So, I wait. Until God brings us together. I wait. It's at the very top of my "BIG" prayer list. I hope/pray he finds me this year. If not, it will be my prayer for 2011.
God created woman from man. He did this because it was never His divine intention to sentence man to a life of solitude. Therefore, out of man came woman. Ever since that time, we have all been trying to find our counterpart. Some of us are blatent and upfront about it. Consider The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Rock of Love, A Shot at Love, etc. Others are more reserved and tend to keep their dating desires to themselves. But whether you are shouting it from the rooftops, or quietly pining away in the confinments of your own home...we all have a natural desire to love and to be loved. It's how God intented it.
Somewhere along the way, the true definition of love (1st Corinthians 13 4-8) has been messed and mangled and is now unrecognizable. We "love" our best friend's dog. We "love" our new shoes that rock. We "love" this person that we just met 5 minutes ago. We "love" Robert Pattinson. Let's examine what the Bible says about love, shall we? "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."
So where did we go wrong? When did love become unmoving and unconsuming? When did love become self-serving (I'll love you, if you love me back). That's not what love is about. "For God so LOVED the world that He GAVE His only son." And what did God get in return? A world full of turmoil, destruction and the exact opposite of love. But He still loves.
It is my ultimate desire and my #1 prayer to love my {future} husband in a way that is selfless. In a way that honors him and honors God. I pray that He loves me like Paul tells husbands to love their wives....as Christ loved the church. Because I have these standards, I refuse to settle...this has made my journey longer than most. But that's ok. I refuse to be in a selfish, love-hoarding relationship. That's not how it should be.
So, I wait. Until God brings us together. I wait. It's at the very top of my "BIG" prayer list. I hope/pray he finds me this year. If not, it will be my prayer for 2011.