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GOD IS LOVE- LOVE DEFINED

"God is Love", but how do we define it? The American Heritage Dictionary defines love as "an intense affection for another person based on familial or personal ties". Often this "intense affection" stems from a sexual attraction for that other person. We love other people, or we say we love other people, when we are attracted to them and when they make us feel good. Notice that a key phrase in the dictionary definition of love is the phrase "based on".
This phrase implies that we love conditionally; in other words, we love someone because they fulfill a condition that we require before we can love them. How many times have you heard or said, "I love you because you are cute;" or "I love you because you take good care of me;" or "I love you because you are fun to be with"? Our love is not only conditional, it is also mercurial. We love based on feelings and emotions that can change from one moment to the next.

The divorce rate is extremely high in today's society because husbands and wives supposedly stop loving one another-or they "fall out of love". They may go through a rough patch in their marriage, and they no longer "feel" love for their spouse, so they call it quits. Evidently, their marriage vow of "till death do us part" means they can part at the death of their love for their spouse rather than at their physical death. Can anyone really comprehend "unconditional" love?

It seems the love that parents have for their children is as close to unconditional love as we can get without the help of God given love in our lives. We continue to love our children through good times and bad, and we don't stop loving them if they don't meet the expectations we may have for them. We make a choice to love our children even when we consider them unlovable; our love doesn't stop when we don't "feel" love for them. This is similar to God given love for us, but as we shall see, God's love transcends the human definition of love to a point that is hard for us to comprehend.

God is love and love is who we are; God is with-in us. But how can we even begin to understand that truth? So one way God defines love is in the act of giving.  To understand what true love is and to be able to truly love others, we must know God that is with-in ourselves. If we learn how to love ourselves unconditionally we would know and love God. (did I confuse you..hopefully not) only a chosen few would understand that concept.

If you want to know this love - true love -- get to know the God with-in yourself. to receive the Love that is ready to pour itself  out on and around you and the universe is willing and waiting to give it.

Theresa Cattouse
Wedding Officiant/Relationship Coach
Twin Soul Connections 


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