As this year is coming to its
end, and the Christmas season is here, I felt led to write about True
Love. A Love, we humans can’t fully
grasp or comprehend. We live in a world
where “true love “only exists in fairy-tales, movies and books. We live in a world where love is underrated
and devalued. I say it’s devalued
because we as people don’t truly believe or are losing sight of what love
really is.
You see this world has diminished
the value of love, making us believe that love is something you have to earn by
your good looks or your good work. For example a girl may believe that in order
to get a guy to love her she has to do something first to earn his love either
by sleeping with him or giving him whatever it is he wants, a guy may believe
that to get his girl to love him, he has to work his butt of to buy her
whatever she wants to earn/get her to love him. That isn't love, you shouldn’t have to prove yourself to anyone, or feel the need to have to give them something in order for them to love
you. True love gives, it accepts, protects, encourages, uplifts, strengthens… all
on its own, love shouldn’t have to be earned or demanded from someone, it doesn't take, take, take, or manipulate. That is why I’m here to tell you about a Love
that I have found, a love that is unfailing, undeserving, unconditional, and free for all. you don't have to try to earn this love… I still believe in true love. I’m not talking about that gushy type of
love between a boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and wife type of love… that’s
conditional love. Personally to me, I believe that if a person doesn’t know God
on a personal level, than how can they know love me or know how to express real love
to me when they don’t know the creator of it?! The bible says in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
that: Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It
does not dishonor others, 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. If you were to replace the word ‘love’
in this bible verse with ‘God’… it would say: God is patient, God is kind. God
does not envy, God does not
boast, God is not proud. God
does not dishonor others, God
is not self-seeking, God is
not easily angered; God keeps
no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. God
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Can you see the difference in that verse now?
God is love and if someone doesn’t know God and read the instructions on how to
love or experienced that love, then how can they love?
For example let’s say someone gave you a gift but because
they didn’t know the inventor/creator of it and they didn’t read the
instructions to know how to build it or use it, they ended up giving you
something half built that didn’t have no foundation, so when you received that
gift that they gave you out of thought from someone who cared for you, it didn’t
work or last very long. And because they didn’t know how to use it themselves
they couldn’t explain to you how you are to use it. And because you didn’t know
the creator of it yourself or have the instructions on how to use it, you used
it the way you thought it was supposed to be used until it was useless or it
broke because it was used out of it's context. In that same way people who do
not know God or don’t read His instructions (The Bible) on how to love, they truly
know/understand or comprehend how to give that type of love. Not that they didn’t
love you they just didn’t know how to, they just don’t know how to give/build that
type of love because they don’t know the creator of it. That’s why it’s so important to read His love
story to us so that we as humans can know how to love when we really don’t want
to and when it’s too hard to love someone. The way that God loves us is incomprehensible and unexplainable.
This
world doesn’t understand that type of Love, God’s love. God’s love can’t be
earned or explained, it can only be accepted and experienced! If I was to sit here and try to
explain God’s love for me it would be impossible for me to try to tell you
every detail, but what I will tell you is that His love can cover you, protect you
and reach down and pick you up when you’re down. His love can reach to the highest mountain and to the lowest valley, it can reach from the east all the way to the west without it breaking, or tearing. His Love is stronger than anything we can ever face!
When I think of the word love,
Jesus comes to mind because He is the true definition of love, my definition of
love, maybe it’s not in the dictionary, but in the bible and in my life He is.
This season/time of the year is the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
and how God, His father gave up his only son, out of LOVE, to be sent to this
world as a human baby boy to carry the sins from all of us in the world, (even
though you and I weren’t even born yet), He was sent to bear all of our pain,
addictions, hurts, rejection, etc… to give us hope and eternal life. And then
on top of all that Jesus gave his life for us, so that we wouldn’t have to die
and be punished for our own sins. The bible says that the wages of sin is death. ~
Romans 6:23 Jesus paid the price for each
and every one of our sins when He died on that cross… and as He spoke the
words: “It is finished” I believe that the power that sin had over us was
broken. And because of that we are free from sins grip. Because Jesus died and
overcame the cross, we too can overcome ANY/EVERY situation, circumstance,
addiction, abuse, adultery, fornication, masturbation, hurt, pain, EVERYTHING! Because
Jesus died we can live! Jesus says in
John 16:33 “…In this world you will
have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Then in John
10:10 Jesus says “I came that they may have life, and may have
it abundantly.”
Jesus
did all of that out of love for us, He knew that we would disappoint Him,
reject Him, hate Him, lie to Him, mistreat him, hurt Him, BUT He still humbled
Himself and came to this earth knowing that He was going to have to carry the
weight of everyone’s sins on his shoulder to the cross and die for us. The people who spit in His face, whipped him,
scorned Him, and laughed at him. But you know what the best part is about this
whole thing, is that He did this with you, me and ALL of us on his mind. He
endured all of that so that we can experience that love that He has for us. :)
How
great is that to know that someone loved
you SOOOOO very much that he gave up his throne in heaven to came to this
sinful world to be treated like nothing and go through everything that you’ve been
through and/or going through to die for us, a people undeserving so that we can
have a personal relationship with Him. :)It is so much easier to have a
personal relationship with someone who has went through something or is going
through something that you are going through or been through. It gives you
comfort and hope and that is why He had you on His mind because He wanted that intimate
personal relationship with you, me and every one of us in this world. “For God so loved the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him.” –John 3:16-17
Till this day I struggle with
believing that true love exists and acceptance for who I am. But God has shown
me His love time and time again and I still cannot grasp the depth and fullness
of His amazing love for me /us. Just
thinking about the goodness of God and how He’s constantly chasing after me and
choosing me even when I run away from Him and choose everything/everyone else BUT Him most of the time… And no matter
how far I (try to) run away from Him, His LOVE
is always there to meet me and bring me back to Him! :) I truly believe that it
is because of the love of God I am where I am today. <3 But when I think of Jesus dying for me on that
cross, the pain that He suffered in my place is NO comparison to the little bit
of pain that I feel and/go through. In Isaiah 54:10 it says “For the mountains may move and the hills
disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of
blessing will never be broken," says the LORD, who has mercy on you.” So no matter what problem you’re facing or
what friend or person has left you or rejected you… know that God still loves
you and He will NEVER break His promises.
When I think of the stripes on His
back, and his nail scared/pierced hands and the blood that was shed to wash
away and cover my sins of today, yesterday, and tomorrow and forever… I can’t
help but to trust and believe that LOVE
still exist!!! And I wanted to share that with you all this Christmas season,
and let us remember the REAL meaning
of the season, Jesus. Remember to give,
to show love, and to give hope to all…
And if you’re reading this and
you never heard of this true Love that I am speaking about, I encourage you to start
reading His love letters to you (the bible), check out a local Christian church,
comment, or email me any questions, concerns and even prayer request. I’ll be
more than happy to help you understand this love and pray for you. And if you
already know about this love that I am talking about I also encourage you this season
to take the time to remember the Love that Christ shed for you and reach out to
that lost friend, loved one, co worker… anyone, and lets share this love of God
this time of year and all year long! Let’s
make a difference in someone’s life this year!
Love you all and I’m praying
for each and every one of you! Have a wonderful rest of the year and a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Remember you are loved dearly
and are worth dying for!
God Bless! :)
-Joy <3
