No? Hey, don't sweat it. It's Valentine's Day. It's consumerism and it's driven by romance and flowers. It isn't really about love, friends. It's about romance~ the kind women love. The stuff that every sappy chick flick is based on. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE a good romance film. The Notebook? Oh yeah. What girl doesn't want a man who will be a bird with her? :-) I'll bet, if there's a romantic bone in your body, you've stormed out of a fight with your boyfriend or husband and were appalled that he didn't follow you into the rain to grab you and hold you close, never noticing the thunder and lightning because he was so lost in your eyes. Sound familiar? You bet. And you know why? Because that's romantic and beautiful and it feels SOOO nice to feel needed.
That's Valentine's Day. That's romantic love.
But real love is more complicated. It's complicated by personalities, mistakes, oversights, burnt chicken, weak coffee, a mailbox full of bills and in-laws. Sometimes we forget that love keeps us there and not romance. Love sees past the quirks and bad moods. Love rolls its eyes at the toothpaste left in the sink and the socks on the floor. Love forgives someone when they hurt you and love prefers honesty over the fairytale. Romance is content with the fairytale and will flounder under honesty...unless love is present.
Look around. You are surrounded by people who love you. Friends, family, children, spouse...you are blessed with love. You are loved by your Creator. YOU are loved and there is no greater gift.
If you find romance today, embrace it and enjoy it to its fullest. If you find love, never let it go.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
Proverbs 15:17 Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate.
Proverbs 17:9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends
Song of Solomon 2:16 My lover is mine, and I am his.
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.
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