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LOVE..LOVE..LOVE We all talk about love...We seemed all too consumed with it...Is it real?.. An infatuation?... Lust?...I dont mean to sound crude but I was really astounded when about five years ago a lady friend told me that she and her boyfriend that I know very well said they were just "F@#K Buddies"...They thought it was funny and actually laughed about it... They are now have broken up in the last two years.... They are both very sad, angry, depressed, on and on!...Living apart! GOD has showed me personally not too long ago and I wont get too personal about it...He filled my heart with this incredible sickening dread that ten minutes seemed to have lasted hours...What it would feel like to not have her?....The tears flowed, I was quite shaken up about it!...I am always amazed how GOD teaches us these lesson in life in ways you wont expect it to be!...There was another thing he taught me that very weekend that I was still condemming myself for past sins which was making me miserable deep inside my subconscience...I am now free from this!...There is Therefore now is No condemnation for those in CHRIST JESUS!...Jesus died for me..He died for you...and here I was not excepting this gift completely when I honestly thought I had God will show you in HIS way is what we have to keep remembering...We may not like it at first...But once its learned and you follow through without rejecting Him you will be amazed how freaking happy you can be...Let Go..LET GOD is not a cliche' Most often, love is confused with infatuation - that elated, "high" feeling we get when we "fall in love." This kind of "love" is something that lasts typically a short time and, unless replaced by true love, results in broken relationships. Agape is a connection through the spirit... A true manifestation of this requires a relationship with Christ... For without Him, agape love isn't exhibited in its truest form... We, as humans, can't reach this level alone. We need our Heavenly Father's Spirit in us, working through us.. "The Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). Only through that Spirit can we reach this goal. By far, the best book in the Bible on this romantic and agape type of love is the Song of Solomon. An oft-quoted and many times favorite of romantics, this book demonstrates the parallel between the agape love Christ has for His church and the deep, abiding love a husband has for his bride... The lover and beloved exchange dialogue with each other, and the beloved speaks with her friends. Every passage attests to the deep and abiding love between the lover and beloved... The two are so consumed with that love that it fills them and gives them strength to face each new day... They find comfort and solace in each other's arms and are incomplete without each other... Being together excites them, and when they're apart, they anticipate their reunion. But, above everything else that is demonstrated in God's Word, it's important to keep in mind that love/romance is an action. It's not passive, and it's not a feeling.. It's a verb... It requires you to do something in order to bring it to pass... It also requires that you put the other person's wants and desires above your own... Whenever you need a reminder, go back and read 1 Corinthians 13. And remember, you don't have to do it alone...God's Spirit will work through you. All you have to do is ask. Tell that person you love and dont let life past you by because of silly shyness...Feeling foolish for a few minutes is nothing compared to a lifetime of hurt and "What ifs" I Love You Terrie ‘HE will rule them with an iron scepter.’... He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.... On HIS robe and on HIS thigh HE has this name written:... KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." |
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Alan, you are learning so much. I applaud you and Terri. I can only hope and continue to pray, God will lead me to the right one in my life some day?? Love you guys, Tell Terrie to call me before the February conference, ok?? Thanks!!!
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Great post Alan! May God Bless You in ABUNDANCE
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