Love?
Love?
Love....What is love?
Many people have many different answer but I believe there is an absolute right answer. I believe in absolutes. This is a world of absolute. Truth is absolute. That is why it is so painful . That is why many people greyed truth from black and white to corrupted shades.
People loves to commend about there is no absolute truth. Truth is define by the person himself or herself. Truth is shaped by the believer. My Truth is different from your truth. Therefore, truth cannot ba absolute. In fact nothing is....
Are you absolutely sure?
Absolutely sure that truth is not absolute?
Silly I must say. You have already made an absolute statement. Truth is absolute.
Be a man and take it like a man. Like how man was made to be in the beginning. For God. God's words are truth. That won't change no matter how you do not believe it. A watch is a watch . It is not a spoon. No matter how many time you chant spoon at it, it'll remain as a spoon. That's logic.
Some smart guy will probably say. What if to that person spoon is really a watch? What if from young that is what he/she is taught? That a watch is called a spoon? This brings us back to God again. The creator. The creator made a watch a watch and name it a watch. He made the spoon a spoon and name it spoon. You can call the watch a spoon but that does change the fact that it is a watch . You are just being perverse if the truth is told to you and you still do not accept it.
Here's some truth for you to consider.
1) God created Heaven and Earth and everything in it.
~ includes man and all creation.
2) Man Sin and was separated from God
~ The Perfect God cannot stand sin(imperfection)
~ Like no sane and righteous person can stand evil. ( Murder, Rape, theft, Etc)
3) There is Punishment and Judgement for Sin
~ You should be well aquainted with this.
4) God loved us enough to take the punishment upon Himself
~ God walked earth as Jesus to die for our sins.
~ Rose from the Dead on the third day . Showing victory over death that we too may be raised.
5) God was clear that Jesus was the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to Him except through Jesus.
~ You have to know Jesus and follow Him.
~ Your life must change.
Many people called Christians arrogant for firmly stating that Jesus is the only Way , Truth and Life. In short, the only way to heaven. But wait a minute, if you are trapped in a building on fire, you ain't going to argue with the fireman that he is being arrogant claiming to be the only way to safety. No...you jump at him. You want to be saved. Same thing. Go provided a way. You don't go around looking for another way . You take the only way.
Anyway. How did I end up talking about this? Back to today's topic .
LOVE!
Love is
1) Intelligent
2) Willingness
3) To Do
4) What is best
5) For the other person
Love is intelligent. It is not blind. That is the last thing it is.
It is willingness to do what is best. What is best? Read your bible. The world says if you love someone, the best thing you can do is to have sex or give all your money or all your time or all your attention. But take a sec. Think through each of that. What does that leads you to? Will it really be a happy ending? Is that really love? Will it really benefit the other party? Is it about self or your partner? All these things comes as a part of love. But the deceiver who deceives and destroy has distort love by making the part a whole.
Ok. An example. What is the best way and most undetectable way of lying? Yes. To tell parts of the truth and leave out the part you do not want people to hear.
In fact it is such a common way of deceiving people that, people don't think that they are lying wen they do it. It's just not telling the whole truth right? But look in your heart. What was your objective when you did that? It is to decieve so that the other party do not find out. How then can you say that you are not lying?
Back to topic. Love is the willingness to do what is best for the other person. This best thing can only be defined by what is perfect. God is perfect. God is Love. And He has loads to say about love. Love that the world has twist and degrade to mere feelings of pleasure and longing.
Love is more than just feeling. It is a set of actions defined by God. It is a command that goes to this extend.
Love your enemies.
Right? Who with a sane mind would do that? Why would one love your enemies?Aren't they the people you want to see as far from you as possible?
But the bible says love your enemies. (Matthew 5:43-44)
It even moves on to say that love is the fulfilment of law.( Galatians 5:14/James 2:8)
In fact it was written in the Gospel that it is the most important Law. Love your God and your Neighbour. Everything hangs on it.
For Christians. See John 13: 34-35
It says that the world will know that you are God's disciples if you love one another.
1Corinthians 13: 1-7
1If I speak in the tongues[1] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[2] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love is a command to be patient and kind. To not envy , boast or be Proud. Love will no be rude. Neither will it be self seeking. It is not easily angered and it does not keep records of wrong. Love will not take joy in things that are evil(unpleasing to God) but celebrates the truth.
It'll continu ouslyprotect, trust,hope and persevere.
You know what after typing all this, I'll really forgive my friend. I'll restart trusting, hoping and persevering. So I shall unblock my friend in MSN and start replying her messager.
Love is more than words. It's actions. Love is not feelings but because we love, we feel. It's different. You don't get love through mushy words and swearings of love. You give love when you chose to forsake yourself that those around you can be in a better situation. You love when you take the initiative to bless others , the pray for others to react with wisdom. Love thinks about truth. The right way to bless and help a person. You are not loving when you give a drug addict more drugs so that he will not be in pain. You'll do what is right. Comfort him/her throughout the withdrawal period.
Love is to give. Lust is to take.
If you have someone you don't like, treat him/her like your enemy. Love him/her!
Each time you build people in Christ or lead them to Christ, you are showing love. Love brings people to God.
Yawnnnn...I'm still survivng so far. Let's see after this friday, will I still be on my two feet?
Oh ya!! This Sunday = to Outing with Gladys Family. So Cool! I bet It'll recharge me . Because of all the laughing. Laugh till not tired. Lol.
SEe ya people! Christian!! LOVE !! It's A command!