Loving You

 

There is an old song sang by Minnie Ripperton and the lyrics go something like this:

Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful
Makin' love with you is all i wanna do
Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
And everything that i do is out of lovin' you

How many times is that song or some similar versions do we play daily? Love is what we all desire; we were created for that purpose, to love so we can replenish the earth. It sounds so easy when we hear it and so wonderful when we see it. But what really is love, is it a gooey feeling that leaves you breathless or a feeling that makes your heart drop if you are without the object of your affection? Every one has had those feelings at one time or another and it is a rare person who still has the ability to feel them after countless heart aches and breaks.

At some point we get discouraged and begin to believe the lie that love does not exist. No one will ever love me the way I need to loved, so we grab at cheap substitutes, countless sex “buddies”, anybody to hold me, just so I got somebody and when we get tired of that we grab hold of things, purses, shoes, cars, houses, status and on and on. When will we get it (and it is a hard lesson) that no one can love you the way you are designed to be loved if you don’t understand “your first Love”?  That must be God, you see He is a jealous God and will have no other gods before Him. So check out you motivation are you looking for someone to complete you? You are already fearfully and wonderfully made. Are you looking for someone to take care of you? He has given you everything on earth to enjoy. The purpose of marriage is to be “help meets” to help each other meet the goal of pleasing God! And the reward is loving and being loved!

When you properly place God “as the head of your life”, the one He has made for you will come ready to love you with the Godly love you so desire. It may not feel gooey or take your breath away but you will know it is right! How? The One who made you promised.

It's in The Word.

Genesis 1:27-31; Genesis 2:18-25; Psalm 139:14; Exodus 34:14; Psalm 34:9-11; I Corinthians 13