GOD is LOVE

So, it is Valentine's Day. And, while other men would hate to admit it, I am a romantic at heart. Not the sappy, boo-hooing type, but, the guy who likes to show others that I love them. There is nothing wrong with letting people know you love them, nothing.

When it comes to Trish and the kids, I certainly want them to know that I love them. I want them to understand that no matter what, I love them and I have their back. I want them to feel protected and secure. I want them to know that GOD loves them, that JESUS died for them, and I want to exemplify that love to them. I don't want them to ever go through life saying, "I don't really know what love is." While love is certainly hard to define, we do know that love is an action verb, and that it is better felt than explained.

Today's word is a quote about love, which says, "Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. To love somebody isn't just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgment, and a promise."

Trish loves me unconditionally. Why, I do not know. She thinks that I am the greatest thing since microwave bacon but I'm really not. Yet, she LOVES me, imperfections and all. She loves me on my good days; she loves me even more on my bad ones. You've heard me say before that marriage isn't a 50-50 split; it is 60-40. Sometimes, I am the 60, and sometimes I am the 40. If Trish needs more, I have to give more. If I need more, she has to give more. HOWEVER, it doesn't feel like a burden. I want to be her other half. I am blessed to be her other half. And, I would think she feels the same.

As much as I love Trish and our kids, that love doesn't come close to the love of JESUS. JESUS loves me, with all my faults and failures. He loves me when I least deserve it. He loves me regardless of my self-centeredness, my selfishness, my self. He loves you too. If you ever wonder what love is, just look to JESUS. GOD is LOVE!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T