Love

I went Ice Skating for the first time about a month ago... I was thinking...

Have you seen the movie Hitch?

In one scene Hitch and Sarah are sitting on the couch (Hitch is pretty messed up from Benadryl) when Sarah is telling a story about her sister almost drowning after the ice breaking under her while ice skating! The conversation soon moves to love. Sarah says, "I guess it's better not to love at all?" To which Hitch replies, "Yeah... or skate."

Here's my point...

I enjoy ice skating... I can't believe I never done it before now! I also am fond of love. Believe me... I'm a sucker! Hopeless romantic... can't help it. I have often wondered why some people are not. For some it's really hard to fall in love. I know it's a risk! Haha... I just remembered that in one of Will Smith's songs (the actor playing Hitch) he says to his son, "Ewww son, aint no pain like from the opposite sex!"

A mentor of mine wisely told me, "Here's the thing... Love is a choice!"

I'm crazy about those emotional highs that come at the beginning and can be rekindled! But on a day to day basis... "Love is a choice!" This is true for all types of relationships... marriages, friendships, families, and definitely our relationship with our Father in heaven!

My fear is that we are scared to love!!!

There is a time when we should guard our hearts and not awaken love - Proverbs 4:23, Song of Solomon 2:7, Song of Solomon 3:5, Song of Solomon 8:4

But we must not be afraid to fall head over heals crazy in love with God!

I think John the Apostle got this!!!! I mean he got it! Everything he wrote in the Scriptures is filled with stuff about love! He never referred to himself by name. He only said, "The disciple whom Jesus loved (John 13:23). He never got over the truth that God loved him!!!

Remember that God has called us to love (Mark 12:30-31). To love Him and others! There are many different types of love, but we must remember that our highest calling is to love!!!

Consider this... (1 Jn 4:7-12).

So how can we begin to love as Christ loved? How can we run full speed ahead into love?

Hitch says, "Because thats what people do... they leap and hope to God they can fly! Because otherwise, we just drop like a rock... wondering the whole way down..."why in the .... did I jump?" But here I am Sarah, falling. And there's only one person that makes me feel like I can fly... That's you."

I say... know that you are loved!!! Let Christ and the gospel be the reason you jump! Go ahead... fall! Fall hard and fast.

Choose to Love!!!