Anyway, I'm sitting here, in my living room, watching 16 and pregnant. To begin, I'm pretty thankful that I made it through my teen years - even more thankful that I was able to make it through without getting pregnant... : / lol Anyway, I'm watching all of these 16 year old boys proclaim their undying love to their pregnant girlfriends, and then when the baby comes, all of a sudden the unrequited love that the boys once proclaimed becomes "baby mama who??". I say that very lightly, but it got me to thinking. What if the world loved in the absolute fullest way that it could love? Will we ever know a world like that? Suz, Erin, and I are all in a small group together that has been studying 1 Corinthians 13 - aka "the love chapter". Immediately, within the first verse, I am totally beside myself because I am quickly learning that I have no idea how to love. I'm totally inept at it. I'm like that person that you see walking down the street with a perma-scowl. Ok, maybe that's a tinge melodramatic, but I mean, really, that's how strong and how huge love is. It's description is so big and so important that I can't help but wonder how people use this in their weddings! Serious.
As I'm growing up, I'm learning how fast things change. I'm learning that every single day I have about a million choices and no idea as to which is the right one. Love is one of those daily choices. We are supposed to be patient and kind and selfless and trust-worthy. The real kicker is that we're meant to be these things in an even greater capacity than we are humanly capable. We're supposed to be patient and filled with a godly hope and joy. I mean, I have the capacity to be patient, but I'm definitely kicking and screaming the whole time (granted, I will never say I'm a patient person - I'll actually be the first to say I'm the most impatient person ever)! How many people are truly patient to the point that they will wait joyfully and hopefully for 100 years if that's how long it takes to get what they're waiting for!? I definitely don't know too many. Don't even get me started on being kind!! We'll save that for another post... lol.
But back on topic - people use the word and the emotion of love so freely. It's just so much more than what has been idealized in the minds of Americans for hundreds of years, maybe? If and/or when you really look into what it means to love someone - I really think that the worlds definition of love would be drastically different. Goodness, I can say I love shoes, but do I really need to try to be patient with my shoes? Do I need to be kind to them? Do I need to always trust them? Do I need to protect them?? Of course not! They're shoes - they're easily replaced! Arguably, people can be considered replaceable; however, I'm pretty sure that actually contradicts the meaning of true love. Sometimes love has to be a choice, but it always protects, always hopes, always trusts, love never fails. Therefore, while it may sometimes be a choice, the actions that accompany the emotion should never stop. For anyone or to anyone! We were created to genuinely love other people - and I mean every person!
So, here's my challenge: Do one random act of kindness for a perfect stranger! It'll be fun!
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