Over the past few months I’ve had a chance to really think about “Love.” What did it mean in thought, word, and above all, in action? I was recently discussing this with a few friends… Suffice to say that I walked away from that conversation with the profound understanding that love simply could not be boxed into a human definition. No. It is so much bigger than that. Platonic love, romantic love, agape love… They all speak the same language:

• Love seeks you out – In a crowd, consciously or unconsciously, your eyes will always look for the ones you love.
• Love keeps no record of wrong – Well, at least it shouldn’t. If you keep going back to, “You did this the last time too” or “I can’t believe you’re doing this again!” or the famous “You ALWAYS do this” … how are we ever going to wipe the slate clean? After all, isn’t that what we all want? To wipe the slate clean? But we tend to forget, a clean slate has no residue.
• Love makes time – It doesn’t squeeze you in to the time that is available. It moves things around, makes an effort, sacrifices on sleep, gives up “Me” time to get in some “We” time… It’s not about how much time you are able to make. It’s about the fact that you tried.
• Love will always want more – Have you ever met up with a friend thinking, oh, I’ll just catch up for an hour, and then 5hrs later… It simply wasn’t enough!
• Love is inconvenient – It will make you take a detour just to pick up their favorite ice cream, will make you force them to celebrate their special day because only you can see how special they are, will make you stay up till 3am and wake you up at 5am to talk to them because they are in a different continent and time zone and that’s the only time y’all can speak. Love will disturb you.
• Love makes zero sense – Why do I love someone? I don’t know. I just do. It is what it is. You love because you were first loved – that’s the only explanation.
• Love always forgives – It doesn’t stay angry. It will always find a way to make things right. Sooner than later – Unless you let ego come in the way. Then restitution is going to take forever! (Insert rolling eyes here)
• Love is a choice. It’s a decision – Do they bug the daylights out of you? Heck yes! Do you want to slap sense into their thick skull? Absolutely! Do they drive you up the wall? Duh! But is the relationship worth sticking it out? Undoubtedly! Regardless of the relationship, love is never a feeling. It is always a choice. When it hurts most, love always chooses the relationship over the situation.
• Love will always try again tomorrow. Giving up is not an option.
• Love will love, even if love is not reciprocated – It can be a one-way street. It’s a “Relationship” that goes both ways.

Good Friday and Easter seem like the perfect time to think about love and relationships as we focus on the greatest demonstration of love. What would happen to me if Love didn’t seek me out, or if He kept a record of my wrong, or if He focused on my sin and not on me? Honestly, it would be quite pointless to think about that because unlike me, Christ chose to love, knowing full well that I didn’t deserve an iota of it. None of us do.

Love saw His betrayer yet called him “Friend.”
Love saw a thief yet called him “Son.”
Love saw His offenders yet called them “Forgiven”
Love saw a hefty price yet cried, “It is finished!”
Love saw me, a wretch, yet said, “She’s worth it.”

It was love that slayed a Victor, and it was love that raised a Savior!
Happy Resurrection Day!

“Here is how God showed His love for us; While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” ~ Romans 5:8

In closing I must say – I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord!