We all know the famous three words. The tell-all "I love you" that people say to those they hold dear. We have to ask ourselves, though: Do these words still mean what they once meant? Are they still as meaningful, still as cheering to hear? Love is such an over-used word! Are we taking it for granted? Even though we may not realize it, I think we are. We are throwing that word out to be used as anyone who comes across it pleases. They take those three words and they bend it to mean what they want it to mean. They have no regard for the true meaning.
1 Corinthians 13:13 says, "For these three still remain: Faith, Hope, and Love; but the greatest of these is Love." The Bible talks so much about Love! Love is one of the things that we are supposed to give unconditionally, without hesitation. We are to "love our neighbor as ourself" and "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." So why is it that this is so hard to do? Why is giving love away so hard, if we say "I love you" so flippantly?
These are questions that I, unfortunately, do not have the answers to. I don't know if I ever will, to be honest. I can't say that I will right now. I have told people that I love them. I'll admit it. But at the same time, I've also told people that flippantly. Yes, I love them- as Jesus commands us to. But have I truly loved them, as I'm supposed to? Have I truly taken the time to invest in them, to tell them that I really do love them? Better yet, have I SHOWN them that I love them?
The answer is, more often that not, No.
Help me change that. That is my prayer today.
To Write Love On Her Arms Day is coming up. This Friday. Will you be one of thousands of people to join the TWLOHA cause? I know I will.
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