I love my husband. I don't love him because he's perfect. I don't love him only when he's doing things that make me happy. I love him. Period. All. The. Time.
Somedays it is EASY to love him... like when he's giving me handmade farmhouse benches or making me the perfect eggs. Somedays I just stubbornly make a CHOICE to love him... you know he's not everyone's cup of sunshine.
I love my family. I don't love them because they're perfect. I don't love them only when they're doing things that make me happy. I love them. Period. All. The. Time.
Somedays it is EASY to love them... like when mom is taking me out to breakfast or when we are gathered around a table laughing together. Somedays I just stubbornly make a CHOICE to love them... when you live life closely with people they can be offensive and unpleasant.
I love my country. I don't love it because it's perfect. I don't love it only when it's full of things that make me happy. I love it. Period. All. The. Time.
Somedays it is EASY to love my country... like when I hear about everyday people helping stranded hurricane victims or I read about a couple adopting an entire family of orphans. Somedays I just stubbornly make a CHOICE to love it... like when I am assaulted with the knowledge that we have made it LEGAL to murder babies in the womb... or when I watch people using their freedom to assemble to trash and destroy the property of others.
If you love only when the object of your affection is lovable, might I suggest that is not love. Love isn't loving only those you like.... Love isn't being supportive when they are pleasant... it isn't just pretty pink or red heart shapes.... it isn't just red, white, and blue bunting... love can be dirty and ugly and flawed and DIFFICULT... but what makes it love is that it NEVER ends. No matter how offensive, rude, unjust, and even unlovable... love. NEVER. ends.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
1 Corinthians 13:7-8
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