Hello everyone and happy Valentines Day! I hope it was a good one.
I wanted to encourage some of you out there who may be feeling lonely or even angry because you’re single and don’t have someone who loves you.
There are many people who hate the day because it’s a celebration of love and couples and marriage. To them, it’s a reminder of something (or someone) they can’t have or no longer have. There’s also many Christians who have a hard time with this day.
I choose to not let the fact that today is Valentines Day bother me. I’m single, partly by choice, but also because I know that I am not emotionally able to handle the companionship of a man. (I’m bipolar.) I tend to have wild mood swings and can be a plain and simple pain to be around sometimes…to put it mildly. This is something I am continually working on.
I treat myself special on Valentine’s Day, to cheer me up. I’ll buy something simple like a package (of 3) Ferro Rocher chocolates. Those are so good. Or listen to some uplifting music. Or be with my kitties.
Besides, I actually do have a boyfriend, and His name is Jesus. He’s more than a boyfriend though, He’s more like a husband and father to me.
If you are a Christian, and have accepted Jesus as Savior, you too have someone who loves you so much you will never be able to comprehend it. His love is SO full, rich, pure, forgiving, full of mercy and grace…there is no end to His incredible, amazing, unconditional love for us. Allow Him to fill you with His love.
If you don’t know Him, why not give Him a try?
Here’s some scriptures on love from the bible. These are all from the NIV.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)
This is so true!!
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalms 37:4)
This is one of my favorite verses, in fact it’s what I call one of my “life verses.” God has granted me the desires of my heart so many times and I am always in awe and amazement over His willingness to do so.
If we love and serve Him, and choose to make the Lord our joy, our delight, our everything, He will bless and reward us richly. But we should not serve Him just to get blessings, but out of love and devotion to Him.
"To love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark 12:33)
Amen. This is one of the greatest commandments Jesus ever gave.
"We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)
I love this scripture too, because of His great love for us, we can love others, have compassion for them, and help others. There are so many things we can do, simple things like praying for (or along with) someone, providing a meal, offering to bring someone to church, helping the elderly and disabled, saying a simple “I care”, etc.
"My lover is mine, and I am his." (Song of Solomon 2:16)
This is just beautiful when you see it in context...Jesus is our Lover, and we are the beloved...Jesus is MINE!! And I am His. (And glad to be so!)
"Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
This is the perfect example of God’s love for us. I love to apply this scripture to Him and to my life, because He is love, and since He lives in me, I can be His love.
Well, enjoy yourselves and tttyl. :)
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