Love vs. Love

LOVE- 1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties <maternal love for a child> (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests <love for his old schoolmates> b : an assurance of love <give her my love>
2 : warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion <love of the sea>
3 a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration <baseball was his first love> b (1) : a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (2) British —used as an informal term of address
4 a : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2) : brotherly concern for others b : a person's adoration of God
5 : a god or personification of love

⁴LOVE is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Two different definitions for the same word. The first is Webster’s version or a “wordly” view. The second is the Biblical version or a Godly view. I am writing this with no intensions at all in pushing my view of God onto anyone. I just want to compare and contrast the two.

Both definitions have their place in society. It’s basically up to the individual to decide which “Love” they choose.

Most people view love as some sort of feeling that you get for someone. As defined in the wordly definition; strong affection for another, attraction based on sexual desire, affection based on admiration. So much of this tells me that I will feel when I love someone. Which I believe is true to a certain extent. It definitely is a feeling when you know that you are willing to do any and everything for that person you claim to love. But what happens when you don’t feel like doing those things for that person anymore? Is love gone? For those that are married, is it time to get divorced? Hmmm… Let’s take a glance at the Godly version. Love is; patient, kind, not self seeking and always perseveres. This is just a few of the Godly characteristics of love. None of these characteristics actually suggest love as being a feeling. It’s more of a choice. So even when you get to a point where you don’t feel like loving your spouse, the Godly definition says love ALWAYS perseveres. This means you don’t give up no matter what. I understand this may be a tough to follow. That is why I said it’s up to the individual to decide which level of love you choose to follow.

When you decide to get married, you made a vow before God to love the Godly way. If you feel love slipping away from your marriage take a step to restore that love. Marriage help is only a click away.

Thanks for reading.

Hub-on