Love is in the Air

That time of year has once again befallen us; that time of year when the post office is like busy beehive with all the mail they get. It’s that time where people send cards, flowers, chocolate and anything you can think of to their significant other to show them how much they care. Yes, you’ve guessed it, it’s Valentine’s Day. People gives so much emphasis to it that they would go and do things above and beyond the normal things they do. Just to make sure that the one they love get that three word message. This “holiday” has become so popular in the recent years that a lot of people would have to book certain events months in advance for this day.

People just put so much effort into this one day just to show that they care, but that just got me wondering…do we ever go through that much trouble showing God that we care about Him? I mean I go through life mostly saying the words “I, and me” over and over again with very selfish motives in order to please my desires. Cuz I want to be comfortable and I want people to love me and know that I am loved. And all too often I fall into the trap of wanting the people around me to satisfy my wants and ignore what’s going on in theirs, instead of putting myself aside and putting others first. Jesus shrunk the Ten Commandments for us down to two: Love God and love others (Matthew 22:36-40). And this time of year always gets me thinking, if I have shown love to Christ by loving others. I’m merely human so obviously I can’t love everyone all the time, but Christ is the perfect example of that. So this Valentine’s Day season I am reflecting on how I can take time to actually show others I care about them. I mean if none Christians can do it for the ones they love on this special day, shouldn’t we as Christians be able to do it all the more cuz we have a Savior that loves us soo much that He was willing to die on the cross just to be with us for all eternity? Can’t be we moved by that? That someone was willing enough to die for us. In John 15:13 it says “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” There is no grater love than there is of Jesus Christ, why can’t we show Him how much we love Him on this day. To close my thoughts off I’ll end with one of my favorite songs from Tenth Avenue North called Beloved

You're my beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
Our Love it unites us
It binds you to me
It's a mystery

In what ways can we show our love for Him today? and Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Picture by Abbie Wright