Before we begin I would like to thank everyone who has been reading this blog. I feel this series would not be possible without the support of all of you. Lately, we have been looking at love a lot and I understand many of you may be wondering why. Before I write I try to look at the situations that not only are surrounding me but, others that I know. Recently the idea of love and all of it's implications have been surrounding myself and those I care for. The biggest piece that has been seeming to surround me is the idea of Eros love or romantic love between a man and a woman. This love is one of the greatest creations that have been given to us from God and is part of the very foundations of creation. I have begun to realize that many people in today's culture are either falling out of love with their spouse or, are under the illusion that in a marriage this love will eventually fade into Phillas or brotherly love. This sad reality of the condition we are in shows us the condition of or faith and of our hearts. The difference unfortunately is skewed by a the idea of infatuation or the belief we love someone when in reality we are obsessed with a quality(s) of an individual. We must realize infatuation is not love but, a cheap knock-off of the true God given love. The difference between the two is very simple, infatuation will eventually fade and leave one feeling empty and as if they wasted the time spent. It may feel as though you loved the person but, unfortunately you have fallen snare to one of Satan's knock-off versions of love. Forms of infatuation are lust, greed, idolatry (no this is not just of statues) and addiction. These will always leave you empty and looking for more. Once the "buzz" is gone you will look for the next big "fix". Infatuation will never lead to love.
Eros or romantic love will never end. If you truly love someone in this manner you will stick out life by their side through all things. Companionship is not the key here, it's the selfless desire to be their for the other and help them through all things. Phillas can accompany this love but, is not greater then this love and will never break out over the other. This foundation was ordained by God from the very beginning and if it is a pure form of Eros without the contamination of infatuation then, the love will last and you will be fulfilled. The Bible says " That is why man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." Gen 2:24 (NIV). This bond was created to be a beautiful thing but, has been corrupted yet, not all is for loss. We can still achieve this pure, holy love. Can you fall out of love with someone? No, but, you can fall out of obsession. Question is, are you in love or infatuated?
Happy Independence Day everyone! Today is a great day in our nations history and a landmark on the history of the world. Though we can sit here and talk about the Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, we are going to look at this a bit differently. No matter what your beliefs are about if this country was founded on the Christian beliefs or not, there is a single freedom that we seem to forget about.
Recently we have been discussing the ideas of love and how we can dare to have the purest of the forms of love. As Christians we have to be reminded on a daily basis that no matter what the world does to us we are still free from the greatest of all oppressors: sin. No matter what the world will throw at us, no matter the circumstance, we are free. If you live in a nation oppressed by a king, dictator or tyrant, just remember if you are in Christ you are free and that this life is only temporary. We as a nation are free in Christ no matter what government tries to define, change or oppress. So if you feel you are living in a nation of lack freedom remember, you are free through love. So here's a dare: share this freedom with someone who feels oppressed and help lift them up.
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