Stumbling upon another article filled with truth & conviction, I couldn't help but to put everything down and attempt to put my fingers on this...
So do we ever find the right person to marry? I couldn't agree more with Tim Keller on this in his article with relevant magazine. From culture to personal desires and to the Bible's perspective, it does seem nearly impossible to find the "right" person to marry. However, on a somewhat divergent note, these lines stood out to me most:
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God’s saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who we are and yet also radical, unconditional commitment to us.
So do you find yourself having a really tough time loving that friend, co-worker, family member or your bf/gf/spouse? Well we are pretty nasty by nature and God chooses to love us despite of our selfish behaviours. He loved us and we are called to love Him & love our neighbours as ourselves. So it's His unconditional commitment to us that calls for us to love Him & all the people around us, despite how hard it is for us... He is our great Role Model that we can look towards to & learn from.
On the flipside, ever find this continual commitment to love despite reasoning & circumstances? Well, God didn't have to love us but He chose to -- and keeps loving us continually, since we are the apple of His eyes. This is starting to make sense since we are made in the image of God in the first place after all...
So what I am getting out of it, is that love is a choice with truth. Knowing why we love and choosing to love. hhhmmmmmmmmm. (puts on a thinking cap)
-b
