(my answer to a question from the Bible Study I was working on today...)
On the road to adulthood, one of the most important lessons I learned the hard way was....
That to love someone is not to be what the they want you to be - is not to try and make them be who you need them to be - love is not to be in control, not to be perfect, not to put another on a pedestal, not for you to use to make yourself feel important or valued higher...
Love is accepting - love exists in the pain, the hurt, the struggle. Love doesn't run away, it doesn't pretend. Love gets dirty and messy and requires all of your being. Love doesn't take no for an answer until no other answer exists. Love believes all things, bears all things, hopes all things. Love protects, trusts and perseveres.
There are 3 things that are most important for you to become all God wants you to be. They are Faith, Hope and Love. And the greatest of these is....LOVE!
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