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Saturday, February 14, 2015

A Valentine’s Day Post: If I Don’t Have Love


                  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. 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. 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!

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