At the risk of sounding corny,
I’m just going to come on out and say it: Love is everything. It really is just
everything. It’s what makes life worth living, what makes the world turn round,
what makes the sun shine, etc. I love love!
Yeah, someone’s in the
valentine’s mood, sorry!
All right, so love is great,
but what’s my point? Well, the thing is, it bothers me that most people just
associate Valentine’s Day with love between couples. Now that’s all well and
good, but there are so many other types of love. There’s the love between
friends, between parents and their children, between family members, etc. Why
aren’t those kinds of love celebrated on Valentine’s Day? Sometimes they are,
such as in elementary school where children make valentines for their
classmates and parents. Why stop at elementary school, though? I think these
different kind of loves should be celebrated more, and here’s why:
Because all kinds of love stem
from one source: God’s love.
God’s love shines through us
every time we love someone else; whether it’s the love we have for our parents,
our friends, or our boyfriend/girlfriend. God commands us to love, not just on
Valentine’s Day, but every day. Without love, there really is no point to
anything. Like the Bible says:
“1If I speak in the tongues
of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or
a clanging cymbal. 2 If
I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and
all knowledge, and if I have a faith that
can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to
the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do
not have love, I gain nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13: 1-3)
Our
actions don’t mean anything unless we do them with love. Love really is
everything because God is love and the act of loving is just one of the ways of
sharing Him with the world. However, that love shouldn’t be restricted to
Valentine’s Day, and definitely not just within couples. Everyone deserves to
love and be loved.
So,
this Valentine’s Day, I want to show God’s love not just to my Valentine, but
to my family, my friends, my fellow church members, and anyone I meet.
Psst...Check out this song I love to celebrate the day!
Happy Valentine’s
Day!
