Love. A feeling vs A Selfless Action
Love. Really, what is Love? A feeling? The butterflies you get in your stomahce when you are around that 'special someone'? Is it possible that love isn't a feeling at all? But rather a choice? Sure love may make you feel certain ways, such as happy and excited but can it actually be called a feeling on it's own? I believe that love is a choice. It is something you choose to do. I was talking to a friend and she was talking about how she really loves her new boyfriend. She went on to say that her and her exboyfriend just fell out of love, so they broke up. What the heck does that even mean, to 'fall out of love' with someone? How can you care for someone so much and then all of a sudden stop? I'm sure you've all read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. The love chapter.
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.
Ok, so all of those things to me seem like choices, something you do. Not something you feel.
I was reading over my old blog and came across this...
These verses really make me think. How many people do I say "I love you" to on a daily basis? I was talking to a friend of mine today and his random comment of the day was "Actions speak louder than words". I never really thought about it much before but I can say I love you all I want to someone but it means NOTHING unless I prove it by my actions! Let's take my mom for example...I tell her I love her all the time yet am I always patient and kind? Am I jealous, proud or rude? Do I demand my own way? Am I irritable or do I keep record of wrongs? Do I rejoice when truth wins out? Do I give up, lose faith? Am I hopeful and endure through everything? The answer to the majority of those questions is no. I complain when she asks me to clean the kitchen, do laundry or even something as simple as feeding the dog. I'm always coming up with some kind of excuse as to why I shouldn't have to do it. So how can I tell my mom that I love her when my actions clearly show that I don't? I should jump at the chance I have to bless her instead I complain. I really need to take a deeper look at my actions toward others. Am I showing Christ's love towards others? This is something I encourage everyone to really take a look at in their lives. Remember...Actions speak louder than words.
Finding this really made me look at this past year and evaluate my love for others. Have I really changed? I think I have in some ways, but there's always room for improvement!
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.
Ok, so all of those things to me seem like choices, something you do. Not something you feel.
I was reading over my old blog and came across this...
These verses really make me think. How many people do I say "I love you" to on a daily basis? I was talking to a friend of mine today and his random comment of the day was "Actions speak louder than words". I never really thought about it much before but I can say I love you all I want to someone but it means NOTHING unless I prove it by my actions! Let's take my mom for example...I tell her I love her all the time yet am I always patient and kind? Am I jealous, proud or rude? Do I demand my own way? Am I irritable or do I keep record of wrongs? Do I rejoice when truth wins out? Do I give up, lose faith? Am I hopeful and endure through everything? The answer to the majority of those questions is no. I complain when she asks me to clean the kitchen, do laundry or even something as simple as feeding the dog. I'm always coming up with some kind of excuse as to why I shouldn't have to do it. So how can I tell my mom that I love her when my actions clearly show that I don't? I should jump at the chance I have to bless her instead I complain. I really need to take a deeper look at my actions toward others. Am I showing Christ's love towards others? This is something I encourage everyone to really take a look at in their lives. Remember...Actions speak louder than words.
Finding this really made me look at this past year and evaluate my love for others. Have I really changed? I think I have in some ways, but there's always room for improvement!
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