My wife and I have been married for 20 years. Hard to believe. It seems like it was just yesterday we were dating. Now here we are two decades later with three kids and four grandchildren. Truly blessed. And blessed as I am to have been married to her this long, I am inspired by those that we know that have been married 40 years, 50 years, even longer. Amazing examples of what true love is.
But, what is true love? Where does love begin? Where does it come from? These are some deep questions. But I think the answer to all three is one word. The same answer for each question. I believe the answer is God. God is love. The Bible tells us, “We love each other because he loved us first.” Nothing can be more truer than that verse. God created us out of his love. And because of that, we can love others. And that is awesome.
It’s easy for us to get caught up in “earthly” love. Easy to love possessions. Easy to love experiences. Easy to love what others have. But those types of love will fade. They will end. Because those things end. I can tell you this in all confidence, God‘s love for us will never end. Because he will never end. He came before us. He is here now. He will be here when we are gone. He is the constant. He has never wavered. And he never will. Therefore, his love is constant. His love will never waiver. His love will never end. So if we have our love for others is a built on God, those relationships will never end. They will last for eternity. How is that you ask? Because if our lives are built on God‘s love, then we know eternity waits for us. And it waits for our loved ones as well. Maybe today is the day for you to ask God to show you love. To show you how to love. Ask him, and he will.
