"If someone were to ask you "Why do you love your wife/husband?"----what would you say?
Most of us could rattle off a list of the reasons they love their spouse. But what if over the course of years, your wife or husband stopped being every one of those things? Would you still love them? If your reasons for loving your spouse all have something to do with his or her qualities--and then those same qualities suddenly or gradually disappear--your basis for love is over.
The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.
The Bible refers to this kind of love by using the Greek word agape (uh-gop-ay). Agape love is "in sickness and health" love, "for richer or poorer" love, "for better or worse" love. It is the only kind of love that is true love.
This is God's kind of love. He does not love us because we are lovable but because He is so loving.
Marriage must be built on a stronger foundation that mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstance.
You will struggle and fail to attain this kind of marriage unless you allow God to begin growing His love within you."--The Love Dare
Today's Dare: Do something out of the ordinary today for your spouse--something that proves (to you and them) that your love is based on your choice and nothing else. Wash her car. Clean the kitchen. Buy his favorite dessert. Fold the laundry. Demonstrate love to them for the sheer joy of being their partner in marriage.
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