Love: More than Four Letters

Love.  I love this food.  I love this guy.  I love this movie.  I love my mom.  I love my bed.  I love God.

That is a lot for one word.  people use it so much, they forget what it means. People then go to the love that society has placed for  us.  The Hot girl and cute guy.  The physical relations.  Fairy tale endings that end in happy love dovey stuff.  Love is easy, they say.  Well these are all aspects of love but it isn't true love.  one of the reasons the world is in shambles is because people do not know how to love.  Really love.
This is an acronym my old youth pastor gave to me to describe what love is.
Located in God 
 Others Focused 
Violent 

 Extravagant 

So "L".  Something as beautiful as true love can only come from God.  A person can only have love, the real kind not the glorified Hollywood version, if the love is found out of God.

"O" So this one is pretty self-explanatory.  A real love is not focused on you.  When you really love a person then you do everything for them.  Nothing is done from you.  Though this one many people know, lots of people practice selfish love.  I love you because I need you.  If any of you have ever read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, the love between Heathcliff and Catherine was a selfish love.  They were more focused on how the love benefited each other rather than they could do for the one they loved.

"V" Is my favorite.  When people think of love they definitely don't think of violent.  Soft, cuddly, tender, and mushy.  Hollywood version people!  Yes, those are all part of love.  but true love is violent.  Not saying you should go and hit the person you love.  But when you love something you are willing to fight for it.  Like a mother bear protecting her cubs.  Like standing up for what you believe in .  True love doesn't just stand by, it takes action.

And finally "e".  When you love some, it is extravagant.  God stops at nothing to show his love for us.  He sent his son to die on the cross.  He gave us the bible.  He forgives us.  He is with us ALWAYS.  If that isn't extravagant then I do not know what is.  When you truly love someone, you will stop at nothing to show it.  You will always be there for them. Extravagant love is never ending.  True Love is always.

Love like this.

Making Waves

        In Life, we as people are always worried about offending people.  WE are afraid to step on toes.  To cause waves.   Society wants it to be that way.  Everything is about getting along.

Love everybody! 

Don't be a hater!   

Love Everything!  

Specifically this applies to religion.  Society can't see why everyone can just get along.  


 

They want us to get along and accept it.  They cry out for Tolerance, respect, and coexistence.
HOW?
How can they ask me to accept other religions.  How can they ask me say  "I am undoubtedly right, but so are you."  " I believe that there is only one God and I know thins, But I also know that you believe in many and you are also right."

This would make religion meaningless.
When everyone is right, everyone is wrong.

The really sad thing is, that Christians are falling for it.  There is no possible way  for us to accept another persons religion that conflicts with our own.  Yes, we can respect the people.  We can respect that this is what they believe.  We tolerate that they are different than us.  We can live together.  We have been.
But, under no circumstance can we accept them to be right along with us.
Society has got s all afraid.  If we state that our religion is right we are haters and have to show some respect.  But, we have to be willing to stand up anyway.



Because, there are to be no waves.  But Jesus made waves.  The pharisees hated him.  He was a religious hater of the time.  We have to be willing to stand up and make a splash because that is the only way to change the world.  We have to stand up for what we truly believe and play offence.  Atheist aren't sitting by.  They are changing the world.  We need to jump in and make some waves before all the water is gone and it is too late.
We have to show society, that we can respect other people with out accepting their religion.  

And now I conclude my rant.