What the Bible says about Love:
1 Corinthians 13:4–8a
(New Living Translation)
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it
keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice
but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never
loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every
circumstance ... love will last forever! (NLT)
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I had something planned for this week, but I've decided
nothing goes as planned. I forgot it was Valentine's Day this week. So obviously the post should have something to with love right? It took me awhile to decide
what to write this week. How did I want to approach this. Some people LOVE Valentine's day and other people wish we could just skip over the day of love entirely.
I'll admit that I've always thought Valentine's day was a dumb holiday. Too much red and pink everywhere (Colors I don't care for haha.) A day made to
make single people feel bad, and people in relationships spend way to
much money. It's so funny how God inspires me sometimes.
I loved hearing from my dear friend (and coworker), Donna, someone I look up to as a Godly woman, share how much valentines day meant to her. She told what it meant to her growing up and how she always felt loved on that day. After reading her blog post about it, I had a change of heart about the love day I had always dreaded.
Valentine's Day isn't just for the love between couples. Its for love in general. Love for my family and friends. Love for the beautiful middle school girls I teach on Wednesday nights. And my love for God.
God has a funny way of showing me how much he loves me. I kept saying to myself all
week that I wished I was with somebody (not really) so I could receive flowers this week. I've seen these beautiful flowers on the side of the road on my way to and from work everyday this last
week and finally decided to stop and pick some for myself.
I didn't think I had a valentine this year. But as I look at the
beautiful yellow flowers on my desk, I see how loved I am. I see that
I've always had a valentine. Jesus is my Valentine. I got my
flowers on Valentines days, from the one I least expected. My one true
love, the love of my soul. I believe God grew these beautiful yellow flowers just for me.
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love Definitions from Webster! (Below)
1
a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties <maternal love for a child> (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests <love for his old schoolmates>
b : an assurance of affection <give her my love>
2
: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion <love of the sea>
3
a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration <baseball was his first love>
b (1) : a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (2) British —used as an informal term of address
4a : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2) : brotherly concern for others
transitive verb
2
a : to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for
b (1) : caress (2) : to fondle amorously (3) : to copulate with
3: to like or desire actively : take pleasure in <loved to play the violin>
4
: to thrive in <the rose loves sunlight>
intransitive verb: to feel affection or experience desire
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P.S. The Link to Donna's Valentine's Day blog post that helped inspire this post
http://dartypartymom.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-valentines-day.html
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Love, KayLeigh
