Don’t Forget the Most Important Thing
When some people hear the word “Love” they think of teenage lovers, or that sparkly feeling when two people are just getting to know each other. Gazing into one another’s eyes with a sea of pink tainting everything they see.
We’ll, there’s a bit more to love than that. Here’s some examples:
* Laughing with good friends
* Helping others
* Teaching others
* Sharing yourself with others
* Spending time with others
Love goes much beyond the love between a man and woman, it’s a powerful piece of life and our relationships with others. Here’s an updated portion of scripture, applying some modern day equivalents to the importance of love.
If I’m a great speaker, and can motivate and influence thousands and thousands of people, but don’t have love, my words will fall empty. If I’m a PHD, and have studied countless and countless hours to succeed, and If I am so confident and sure of my self that I have no doubt I can accomplish anything I want to, but I don’t have love, I can’t do anything. If I start a successful business, and sell it for 10 million dollars, then give all the revenue to orphans and widows in africa, but I don’t have love, the money is worthless. – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Sometimes in our busy life we forget the really important stuff. We get so caught up in seemingly good things like being successful, raising a good family, donating our time and money to good causes, and doing a good job at work that we can often forget the single most important thing: to love and be loved. It’s not about what we do, but who we are. Love is not just for that special someone, but in all areas of our life. Love your neighbor, your job, your friends, your family, your SO, etc.
Often the best things in life are free and available to everyone. You don’t need a fancy car, a nice house, or a high paying job, you just need one simple idea: Give yourself to others, enjoy them, watch the love grow and appreciate it’s effect. It’s stronger, more enjoyable, and more lasting than anything else we have.
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” –Helen Keller
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