The world is falling out of love with love. A recent report indicated that for the first time a majority of young ladies in their twenties "see so few good marriages that they doubt that it is the best choice for their lives." Those polled indicated that they were "afraid that they will become just another divorce statistic." Ladies have always been the high water mark for believing in relationships. Now we are faced with a crisis.
How about you? Do you believe in love? Do you believe in Christ? God? Do your relationships reflect the love of Christ? When we get it right the rest of the world sees it also. I think sometimes it is so hard for these young people to believe in love because they can't see it. They have not grown up with it. There friends are failing at it. They just can't believe in what they cannot see. They need a demonstration of love that will inspire them to take the risk.
The world sees and hears people talking about love all day every day. there are like 12,000 songs with "love" in the title at Walmart.com. Everyone has an opinion and yet we are growing more and more skeptical with time. People do not want to settle for seconds, they want what is real.
Remember Jesus talking to the Church in the Book of Revelation? At first he goes on and on telling them all the things they got right. Then He shifts in chapter two and verse 4 He says, "But I have this against you. You have left your first love, repent, go back, and do the things you did before [or else...]."
They were busy building churches and going to churches but it is like they forgot why they were doing those things. There was no sacrifice, no passion, no beauty left in their love. Christ wanted none of it. He would not settle.
My wife and I are celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary today. We continue to work hard to honor Christ, the gift of his love and each other in our relationship. We continually assess our relationship, seek help and do the things we did in the beginning. It is the best of advice from the one who roots for us always.
He knows that when we get it right His story, His life, and His love continue on.
1 comment:
Happy anniversary to you and Amy. I really like your post about love. I too worry that we have forgotten how to love one another. I will reflect on that this week.
Blessing to you Pastor R.
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