We too easily throw the word around. Back in college, there was this girl that I had a major conversation with about saying "I love you."
Yeah, one of those conversations.
I explained my stance that the words, though easily expressed by others, were much tougher for me, because they meant much more to me.
(And, no, it wasn't just some cheap gimmick to get my commitment-phobic self out of trouble.)
I guess it is the examples of love in my life that keep me from just blurting the words out. Love is not to be taken lightly. With love, there comes commitment, and in that commitment, a devotion that should outweigh self-preservation. When you love, the one you love needs to be more important to you than you are to yourself.
If it isn't that way, is it really love?
(Just a rhetorical question. Feel free to ask yourself, though.)
Love is tough. And it should be. It is truly an amazing thing, and there should be a cost to it.
There was, after all, for God.
Romans 5:8 -
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
And, if our Lord felt that having a relationship with us was worth His life, that is certainly an indication of caring about us more than Himself.
Just as in a true, loving relationship, we, as followers, reciprocate, by giving our lives to Him. He becomes more important to us than ourselves.
As it should be.
Next time you are in prayer, take a few moments to dwell on what you are really saying when you tell God, "I love you."
I'll type at you later.
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