The action of loving is something, but to be loved - well, that's everything.
It's a feeling everyone desires; it's a longing to be noticed, regarded, wanted. It is a part of human nature and at the core of our souls.
Lately, I have contemplated what it would be like to be loved. I imagine it to be enchanting, mesmerizing, blissful. I think my head would swim and I would probably question it over and over again...loving the way it sounds as it's repeated to me. I want this. I pray for this.
But, as a 21 year-old hopeless romantic with hefty expectations for love, I must remember that the truest form of love is from the Lord. He alone demonstrates the selflessness and purity of that which is love itself. I am reminded of this whenever I picture human love...I am reminded that it will never measure up to the love that God has so freely given.
"I have loved you with an everlasting love...I have drawn you in with loving-kindness" - Jeremiah 31:3
I have LOVED you. Loved. Can you even imagine the magnitude of that concept? Isn't there something humbling about knowing you are LOVED by God? It's not just a verb; it's not just an action - it is actually a description of His relationship with us. It attaches us to Him. We are His. We are LOVED.
Just my thoughts of the night.
- d
Dest, this is potentially my favorite blog you've ever written. It's amazing. What's more is that love isn't just something God DOES. It's who He IS. He is incapable of being anything BUT loving. It's His nature. Such a powerful truth.
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