04/01/2008: "Showing Love"
"11 See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land."
-Song of Solomon 2:11-12
I just wanted to write something briefly about love in general. It is very hard to find true love between individuals, especially when most of what seemed to be love has done nothing but hurt. Whether that be being discarded for one's beliefs and practices on certain subjects, being left behind due to differing goals, or being abandoned because of not being "good enough"(which frankly I don't believe in). Why even try to venture towards this emotion called love when it's painful?
I am not a bible scholar nor do I claim to be. All I know is that the way I feel about God and Jesus has given me strength that would not have come on its own and without it, I would have definitely faltered for the last time. I recognize I am nothing without His love and guidance seeking me out in the crowd of millions, of billions of people. And it is this altruistic love that binds me to the Creator and pushes me to give more value to self that I could ever hope to muster. Rather than cower from the challenge of seeking another person's love for myself, I pray for the day that I am lucky enough to receive His blessing in finding that love. I don't believe that God ever intentionally hurts a person and that He does desire His children to be happy in His name. The God I know is a God of everlasting love and that is how it will remain until the end of time.
My message for the month of April is to be brave when searching for love. Do not let your fears cloud your vision and ask God to bless each step of the way. Ask Him for guidance in all that you do. There are no such things as Aphrodite, Venus, or the adorable Cupid that will hit others with an arrow to make that person fall for you. But you do have yourself. You have all the gifts that God blessed you with and the love He has given to all who would receive it. When arming yourself to find that love, what else do you need to ask for?