When
your heart stops a beat…butterflies in your stomach…the smile that hits your
face when you get that message…Ah romantic love!
This
is the type of love that the world tells us we need to feel complete…
This
is the type of love the world tells us to set our hearts upon and not give up
on…
This
is the type of love that we’re told to strive to find during our short time
here on earth…
This
is the type of love that song writers pen about and compose sonnets that win
awards on…
The
sad truth is our western world is stunted because of this marketable un-truth.
Yes,
sure romantic love is great and can blossom into a deeper committed life-long
love…but ask anyone who has been married for a long time and they will tell you
that patience, determination and forgiveness has accompanied this life-long
deep love.
What
the world doesn’t tell young people today, is that people are fallible and all
of our loving human relationships only dimly mirror the true relationship one can
have with God through Jesus Christ…for He is love Himself.
If
you believe that human love is all you will need to feel complete…you will
discover even if you are in a truly loving committed relationship that you will still not be truly satisfied…for we were created to be in relationship
with God before any other.
If
you set your heart foremost upon finding a loving partner above a relationship
with God, believing the fear promoted lie of life’s short and you’re running
out of time…there is a great possibility that you will actually remain single…believing
that your purpose is to find the ‘one-true-love’.
We
were actually made to love and worship God first and foremost.
What
about you parents? Do you tell your kids
this?
Don’t
mean to be harsh here, rather realistic…because what if your child doesn’t grow
up to find someone they want to spend the rest of their life with, and believes
that they are then somehow inferior to others…
What
if all they’ve been fed is romantic tales from Walt Disney and not theological biblical
truths about their worth to God as an individual lovingly created by Him?
I
want to leave you with something to
ponder…a VERY famous romantic love song sung by Celine Dion, ‘Because you loved
me’.
These
are some of the un-realistic lyrics that have been proposed to be love from
another human being…now ponder these lyrics and tell me if this is the reality for
most people’s human loving relationships?
For
all those times you stood by me
For
all the truth that you made me see
For
all the joy you brought to my life
For
all the wrong that you made right
For
every dream you made come true
For
all the love I found in you
I'll
be forever thankful, baby
You're
the one who held me up, Never let me fall
You're
the one who saw me through, Through it all
You
were my strength when I was weak
You
were my voice when I couldn't speak
You
were my eyes when I couldn't see
You
saw the best there was in me
Lifted
me up when I couldn't reach
You
gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm
everything I am, Because you loved me, ooh, baby
You
gave me wings and made me fly
You
touched my hand I could touch the sky
I
lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You
said no star was out of reach
You
stood by me and I stood tall
I
had your love, I had it all
I'm
grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe,
I don't know that much
But
I know this much is true
I
was blessed because, I was loved by you
I'm
everything I am, Because you loved me
You
were always there for me, the tender wind that carried me
The
light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've
been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth
My
world is a better place because of you
Do
you think it’s true these lyrics could be of a person?
Perhaps
a fictional movie character?
But
what if I asked you to reconsider these lyrics with Jesus in mind? Our God who became a human being in order to
reconcile us to Him…Just have a ponder and read this…
For
all those times you stood by me
For
all the truth that you made me see
For
all the joy you bring to my life
For
all my sin that you forgave
For
every dream you made come true
For
all the love I found in you
I'll
be forever thankful, Jesus
You're
the one who’s held me up, even when I’ve fell
You're
the one who seen me through, Through it all
You
were my strength when I was weak
You
were my voice when I couldn't speak
You
were my eyes when I couldn't see
You
saw the best there was in me
Lifted
me up when I couldn't reach
You
gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm
everything I am, Because you love me, ooh, Jesus
You
gave me wings and made me fly
You
touch my hand and I can touch the sky
I
lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You
say nothing is too hard for you
You
stand by me and I stand tall
I
have your love, I have it all
I'm
grateful for each day you give me
Maybe,
I don't know that much
But
I know this much is true
I
am blessed because, I am, loved by you
I'm
everything I am, Because you love me
You
are always there for me, the tender wind that carries me
The
light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've
been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth
My
world is a better place because of you
Now isn’t
this a love worth passing on? For it is
the true meaning of life…for both the single and partnered!
In
love, Melanie J
Just in case you don't know this song here is a clip...
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