What is Love? (Feb. ’02)
He Said by Michael Farha
God is love. Without God, nothing in this world would be joyful, and therefore happiness would cease to exist. Love is the strongest form of emotion. When two people find each other and realize they have common interests and that they like to be with each other, then the feeling of love may come into play. These two could possibly decide to get married because of that love and hopefully they will be blessed under God. Love is when a person shows another that he/she cares.
People have love for those who go through life sharing their ups and downs. If one ever gets the chance of meeting a sitti and gidi that have been together for over half their lifetimes, they will get a glimpse of true love. When a person is willing to give anything for someone, that is love. When they are willing to give everything to God, this is love and His love is always spread upon us. In Psalms 26:2-3 it reads, "Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For Thy steadfast love is before my eyes and I walk in faithfulness to Thee." Without love we are nothing.
In 1st Corinthians 13:4-7, it follows, "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things; believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Love is the complete opposite of anything evil. Love sheds light on all that is evil and will eventually destroy it. Love is so abundant that it is difficult to describe everything about it. I think I can say that love is the true meaning of all goodness, everything blessed under the eyes of God. How can one put the true meaning of love into words? It is a great feeling and emotion that will take a person through a life with God if he/she allows it. Ultimately love is our Lord Jesus Christ giving up His life on the cross so that we may be saved from our sins.
She Said by Leigh Colmia
It's late Friday night and the phone rings. You scramble to get it and answer finding that it's your best friend. She sounds like something's wrong, and there is. You discover her boyfriend just dumped her for another girl. She says to you, "But I thought he loved me," and you are left puzzled.
What is love? Most people will answer: it is when two people get married and will pretty much do anything to make the other happy. In 1st Corinthians 13:4-8, 13 we find out what love truly is. "Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
If the Bible cannot tell what love is, then I don't know what can. Love is not a word that should be “thrown around.” The verse says love endures all things. Why then is there divorce? If love never fails, how can so many hearts become broken? At this age, we are too young to understand what love really is. After reading this, it may leave you puzzled as to how we get the idea of love at first sight. How can a person be in love with someone after their first glimpse? I mean can someone honestly look at a person and say, "Wow! I know that he/she will be able to show me true love." Even after a few dates people might not know that. One has to get to know someone before they can justify whether they're in love. Be careful with love. It IS fragile. Yes, relationships right now will be full of heartache and pain, but, hey, that is sometimes how we learn what true love really is. We must find someone who will bring us closer to God not further away when we are looking for our true love. Love is patient. Therefore, we must be patient in finding true love.
