Thoughts
1) Someone said that while faith in God will sooner or later necessitate a rejection of worldliness, a rejection of worldliness does not in and of itself denote faith in God. You sit and wait on the timing of the hidden world - if a sacrifice is demanded of you, something else will be there to fill its space. God would not leave you empty.
2) The act of loving a spouse, a friend, a family member, or even God is completely separate from being in love. Loving one of these people is a commitment that shuns regard for personal opinion or feeling. It's the promise that even if you can't STAND them, you're still going to be there for them and do what's best for them instead of what would put you ahead.
Falling in love is different, it's this emotional rush. You don't stop falling in love when you get married, and it's generally not with your spouse. Sometimes it is, and those are some great times. It's much more common for me to fall in love with someone or something else, however. Books, games, hobbies, guy friends, girl friends...I fall in love with these all the time, and it's probably one of the best things in life. The giggly feeling of newness and enthusiasm, like you could experience that one person or thing for days on end and not get tired of it. You fall out of love with them eventually, and it's not a bad thing. It's like going on a camping trip. You can't stay there forever, you probably wouldn't want to, but you should live in the moment and take the joy you can from it, so you can have good memories for the dry times.
3) My back hurts. I almost don't like sleeping sometimes.
2) The act of loving a spouse, a friend, a family member, or even God is completely separate from being in love. Loving one of these people is a commitment that shuns regard for personal opinion or feeling. It's the promise that even if you can't STAND them, you're still going to be there for them and do what's best for them instead of what would put you ahead.
Falling in love is different, it's this emotional rush. You don't stop falling in love when you get married, and it's generally not with your spouse. Sometimes it is, and those are some great times. It's much more common for me to fall in love with someone or something else, however. Books, games, hobbies, guy friends, girl friends...I fall in love with these all the time, and it's probably one of the best things in life. The giggly feeling of newness and enthusiasm, like you could experience that one person or thing for days on end and not get tired of it. You fall out of love with them eventually, and it's not a bad thing. It's like going on a camping trip. You can't stay there forever, you probably wouldn't want to, but you should live in the moment and take the joy you can from it, so you can have good memories for the dry times.
3) My back hurts. I almost don't like sleeping sometimes.