To Be Loved
Chances are, I've shared almost everything I know about love with you. Or rather, how to love. However, I haven't really told you how important being loved is. What I mean is that you can know what love is, but still not receive it.
So, it's true, it's a little delicate subject: we all need love, but we need to receive it. How to do? What does that mean? I'm going to use a few points, and I admit, I'll probably forget some. I will beg you to forgive me for this ...
So, what I am presenting to you today is not relating to any specific person, it could be a member of your family, a friend, a member of your church if you have one or from someone else around you. The love that we are speaking of, that one that I am describing to you, isn't attainable if it's not within the personification of Love. In Christ. I will never reach it, neither will anyone around you, if they do not base themselves in the love that God has for us.
As we said before, love corrects. And that means that someone who loves you is going to want to pick you up when you go wrong. Anyone who loves you will necessarily be interested in what you are doing right and for that will lead you to correct yourself.
Love wants the best for you. A person who loves you will necessarily seek to bring life to you. And for that to encourage you in the best. This doesn't mean that someone who loves you will always brush you sideways!
Love is patient. So if a person who loves you always gets angry, there is work to be done. Certainly, the temperament has something to do with it, but if a person who loves you lacks patience, not to mention continually raising their hand on you "for love", I will allow myself to doubt the name of it.
Love forgives. This aspect is difficult. Think about it, a person who loves you won't constantly remind you of your past mistakes, especially not to destroy or hurt you. But on the contrary use them to make you grow. Hurt to him shouldn't give him an advantage over you or your life. On the contrary, she will have to forgive your mistakes and allow the situation to grow your relationship.
Love is in the truth. Not long ago I had this conversation about love and truth and it made me realize that the truth sometimes hurts. But it is because I love the people concerned with all my heart that I realized this, because I confronted my love for them. Likewise, a person who loves you will seek the truth not only in the relationship, but in your day-to-day life as well.
I think I will stop here for today so that I can develop other points later. But what I would like you to understand is that the description of this love is not trivial. There is only One who can love you like that. Someone who can sacrifice Himself as we talked about some time ago, and do everything for your good. Sometimes to offend you or not to go your way because He has better things for you. Finally, this Love can simply lead you towards excellence and especially a life more similar to the one God wants for you. Because this Love is God ( 1 John 4:7-8). Or as the song says, Love has a name: it is Jesus!
So anyone who claims to love you must ultimately aspire to be like God, and His son Jesus Christ.
With all of my affection,
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