Today I'm thankful for...
Love!
Love comes in many forms. The most obvious form of love celebrated on February 14 is romantic love, but love (and Valentine's Day) is much more than that. As Chris, a student that I know from work, posted on his Facebook this morning: [Valentine's Day should be] about the love you have in your heart for another person. It should be about people that make you smile and feel confident and strong. (Told you I would quote you, Chris!). He's absolutely right! Some people are in romantic relationships with people that don't make them smile or feel good. Some people are single, but have wonderful families and friends that continually build them up and make them feel great. I'm blessed enough to be in a fantastic relationship (1 year today! Woo hoo!), have an outstanding family, and great friends, so I do have the best of both worlds. That's just my side note for those I love! ;)
The point of this day isn't to make you feel even more single than you do (and as someone who spent 27 years being single, I'm qualified to say this...ha ha) but to show appreciation for and be appreciated by people you love. It's also about God's love for you. John 3:16 is hands down, unequivocally, the most well-known verse in the Bible, and it's also the greatest example of love that any of us will ever see. No matter how great the people in your life are, they will let you down. There will be harsh words and misunderstandings, simply because we're all humans with emotions. But God will never let you down. His love will always be there on February 14, 15, 16, 17, and beyond. Be thankful for that and never forget how much He loves you.
No comments:
Post a Comment