"Love is a decision not an emotion or feeling, that if made from the heart will outlast anything..." ~Raul and Samantha Juarez
This is so very true and covers every kind of love. This is Agape in it's trues form. I had Andrew once tell me, "It seems like you love me unconditionally." To which I replied, "Well I do...at least so far that is how it has been" He looked shocked and asked in a voice of disbelief, "Why?! How could you love me like that?"
This is how all our love for others should be, at least it's how I love people.
I love my family like this(which is why I am still here even after all of our long arguments and such.)
I love my friends like this(though I have to be careful not to let them run me over because of this as there is a fine line between always loving and always liking or trusting.)
I love my boyfriend like this and I am a firm believer that this is how a strong relationship is formed and the only way it can survive.
I also love my God like this and this is why when people ask me things like, "How can we love a God that allows ____ or does _____" I can still feel confident in my Lord. As a friend of mine has been soul searching and really trying to understand God, I have found a new understanding of God as well. I forces me to not let things just go, but to search and learn every day.
And the hardest person to love like this is myself. I have grown over the last few years in this and it has helped me to really be sure of myself, but I am far from good at it yet. This is a continual process for me and I struggle with it daily.
So this is my thought for today as this concept really fully describes why I love people the way I do and as my love for those around me has been questioned over the last few days, I think this is a very appropriate topic.
So, how do you love others?
urghh...why do you stop posting just when I started getting used to reading your blog every day. Every day I check, and every day, I am disappointed. I liked reading your ramblings about yourself, your friends, your day, your school, your music, your quotes, and whatever else your crazy mind could summon that day. So this begs the question, why have you stopped??? Try and start back up if you get the chance, your blog has become one of the few things that keeps my life interesting when I'm bored, so keep it up! lol
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~Rachel <3
lol I shall try, but if I do then you have to interact with my blogs, talk about them by commenting on them and such.
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