In 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a talks about love and it says, “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, all always hope, always perseveres. 8Love never fails…” Love has its own characteristics that are nice to hear and to reflect on. It make us feel that no matter what we are and no matter what treasures or curse we bring someone still loves us. Nothing is impossible if we love with all our heart.
Love has a lot of translation like…je t’aime, te amo, ya tyibya I yublu, ani ohevet othka, wo ai ni, mahal kita, gihigugma ka nako, I love you...they are all the same. It may be in many languages but still have the same meaning, nothing will change. If we look deeper to the word it means so much. Loving is giving your heart fully to someone or something. It may be a family member, a friend, a pet, a teacher, a thing, and memories. Is it hard to love or not? It is just a simple thing to do, rather than working hard without some there that you work hard for. God has commanded us to love other. It may be awkward to say it in public but we should try. If we can’t tell it, we can just let them feel the love we give. Loving someone doesn’t make your dignity fluctuate but instead if gives you more joy within yourself.
With this present generation some people has made the meaning of love improper. Some people show their love in a bad way like sexual immorality or raping. The things and action in how they show their love is all a mistake. Nothing is wrong if we show love but it should be in a good way, in a right time. We may be tempted to show our love in a bad way but we should resist temptation because that love that we are showing doesn’t please God. It will displease Him the more and pleases Satan.
In my own experience, I’m so guilty to myself that I showed less love to my siblings and to my family members especially my parents but I know I love them so much. It received less love from me. If I can just turn back time, I would give all the love they deserve from me. I want to show my love to them not just by the words but by simple ways I can possibly do to show them.
It is not only to people we need to show love but we should give love to our Maker, our Friend, our Savior, and most of all our God Almighty. He is the One who gave us the feelings. He made us from His own image so we must love Him will all our heart, our mind, with all our strength, and will all your soul. Nothing compares to the love He has bestowed upon us. All these years He has provided all our needs, He has given us air to breath, and life to use to glorify His name. Aren’t you happy that even in your darkest moment and the worst moment in your life there is still a God who loves you? He loves you no matter you are. He measures you not by your wealth, not by your knowledge but with your love for Him and for others. When you will ask God how much He loves you. He will surely answer “...as high as the heavens are above the earth...” Won’t you be happy? We should thank Him because He died on the cross for us. We all know the verse in John 3:16 NIV and it says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, e that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Isn’t it wonderful that He loves us so much and He has left a promise for us to hold on? He has promise us that He will give us everlasting life. He has set many mansions for us to stay in heaven. This just concludes that our God really loves us and He now asks us to love others the same way He loved us, though we can’t die on the cross just like what Jesus did.
We are not perfect people but we can love others. It is not a difficult job to do but it is a fun work to work on in our last days here on earth. In any minute God will judge us and take us back and we may have no time to do His greatest commandment. The best time to love is this very moment. Go to the one who you gave less love and show him or her the real love he or she ought to have. We don’t know time it will fly as fast as it could. When you have showed your love to him or her, you may change a life in just a second.
“Give love for free and expect less in return from the one whom you gave love. He may feel that he worth in this world and know what is his purpose here on earth...to preach the love of God and most of all to show the love God has showed him...” may you reflect on this quote and do what it says. Nothing will get lost from you. All will stay the same to you but it may change other people’s life. God has provided you the foundation and it’s you time to share it to others. Go and love others as much as you can. Love them with all your heart, all your mind, all your strength, all your soul, and with all your being. Love them as much as you love God and as much as you love yourself.
“Jesus loves you for who you are...”
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