Love Has Many Sides

Love has many sides and is many things. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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In every facet of my life and for all I have loved, this is the case, love morphs and changes over time. My love for God has grown from a very one sided – God bless me and I will love you, God deal with my enemies and I will praise you to more of a peaceful unconditional love. I know that God loves me no matter what.

At my worst, in my heels, reading my bible or indulging in social media banter – he knows me, he knows my heart and he loves me the same.

Love has different expressions

Love has different expressions and one of these is my love for my children. My children are my world. There is actually a dull ache when I am away from them at work. This ache is exacerbated by news that I missed a concert or missed playing the tooth fairy. Whilst I am generous with praise and physical displays of affection, the love I have for them also means I have to withhold treats and impose consequences for bad behavior as necessary. I know my pre-teen must doubt my love when she is the ‘only one’ that is not allowed to dye her hair, or have a youtube account or insert any other inappropriate behaviour.

Love is a choice

In our microwave society, it is extremely difficult to reconcile the above “what Love” is with reality. Forget the warm, giddy fuzzy infatuation when boy meets girl – that lasts 24 months maximum. With long term relationships and marriage comes bills, routine and a healthy dose of reality! Prince Charming’s aim in the boy’s room is poor and he has a huge problem with the number of your shoes, the heel height and your inability to get dressed in 5 minutes. The type of love needed to last the test of time is a resolute determined love, where you choose to devote yourself to another despite the multitude of reasons that would make it so easy not to do so.

There are different sides to love, but there are also parts of love that are the same. Love can morph, it can grow, it has different expressions but true love does not diminish, does not have ugly sides and it is always hopes!

Contributed by Mrs N

 

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