LOVE has got different meaning to different people these days -so many twist! The most challenging questions now are:
*what is true love?
*how can one find true love?
*how do you know those who truly love you?
*how do I know if what I'm feeling right now is true love? These and many more question still struggle to get answers in our hearts!
Before anything, I'll like to debunk this idea of 'true' or 'real' love! There's no such thing as 'true' or 'real' love! You are either in love or you are not. You can only have an original product of a fake one -when there's no fake, there's no original. Love is love...no real, no fake.
What then is /el/ /ou/ /vi:/ /i:/?
First, let's see what linguists have to say.
LOVE according to the 5th Edition of Longman Active Dictionary is:
1 a strong romantic feeling for someone.
2 when you care very much about someone...
According to Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary, LOVE is
1 very strong affection.
2 very strong affection and romantic attraction.
3 a great liking.
Now from the Biblical point of view. God is Love therefore, Love is God. If Love is God;
Love is creative.
Love is instructive,
Love is forbearing,
Love is forgiving,
Love is anti-evil,
Love is kind,
Love is caring,
Love is generous,
Love is selfless,
Love is respectful,
Love is firm,
Love is flexible,
Love is humble,
Love is eternal...you can continue the list by fixing in God's characters!
Let's now define Love using all relevant terms earlier discussed. "Love is an unexplainable feeling of selfless affection towards someone who you intend to add value to!" Does that make any sense at all? Yes? Good! It's now time for the real deal.
If someone claims to love you, he/she must show traits of all the characteristics mentioned earlier.
You can't claim to love someone whose faults you can't tolerate (at least to some extent).
Love is not about you and you, all the time. So, anyone who loves you must not be selfish towards you.
Watch it, if someone who claims to love you shows an 'I don't care' attitude towards you.
Love don't just keep collecting...giving is practised.
Love knows when to compromise and when not to.
Love isn't proud -so humble it is.
Love respects feeling and choice; in Him there's no disregard.
Love has no expiry date; it is forever young!
Falling in love is the most thrilling experience anyone can have! I'm 100% sure of this because I'm presently in Love! Phew! Is that true? Yes it is, I'm in love!
One more thing, I'll like to tell you about someone who had loved us since the day we were conceived till date! ...Some years back, they misunderstood his love for us and had him killed... He laid down his life because of you and I. That's to prove how much he loves us.
On the third day, God resurrected him so that those he died for, will have the privilege of reciprocating his great Love! All you need to do to reciprocate his love is to accept him as your Lord and Saviour. Next is to start doing his will as recorded in the Holy Bible! JESUS LOVES YOU!!
You know what? You've succeeded in winning my love! I Love You!
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