"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love."
1 John 4:8 (NKJV)
Several years ago, there was a song where the singer lamented that he was "looking for love in all the wrong places" before he found the right person. This song talked about the desire that everyone has to be loved by someone. Most people think of love only as finding the right person and spending the rest of their life with them. So many people think that if they just find the right person that they will be swept off of their feet, their head will be in the clouds, life will be sweet, and their desire for love will be satisfied. Sadly, many people just go from one relationship to another searching for that elusive "right person".
The problem is that no person can give the love that each of us truly seek. The love that people are seeking in their natural relationships is really a spiritual craving and not physical. We need to understand that God loves us unconditionally and that we have total acceptance with Him; God gives love like nobody on earth can give. In 1 John 4:8 it tells us that God is love. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 it tells us what true love really is and what it's characteristics are. If we want to know what God is like then we should read about His characteristics in 1 Corinthians 13.
We have to be careful not to get caught up in the "looking for love in all the wrong places" trap. Building a relationship with someone is certainly fine, but there is a love that no person can give us that will only come from God. Empty relationships that leave people used, abused, and confused won't do anything to help anyone deal with that inner desire we all have to be genuinely loved. No matter what kind of natural relationships you have, or don't have, you need to understand that God loves you more than you realize. Next time you are looking for love, look for it in the right place.
1 John 4:8 (NKJV)
Several years ago, there was a song where the singer lamented that he was "looking for love in all the wrong places" before he found the right person. This song talked about the desire that everyone has to be loved by someone. Most people think of love only as finding the right person and spending the rest of their life with them. So many people think that if they just find the right person that they will be swept off of their feet, their head will be in the clouds, life will be sweet, and their desire for love will be satisfied. Sadly, many people just go from one relationship to another searching for that elusive "right person".
The problem is that no person can give the love that each of us truly seek. The love that people are seeking in their natural relationships is really a spiritual craving and not physical. We need to understand that God loves us unconditionally and that we have total acceptance with Him; God gives love like nobody on earth can give. In 1 John 4:8 it tells us that God is love. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 it tells us what true love really is and what it's characteristics are. If we want to know what God is like then we should read about His characteristics in 1 Corinthians 13.
We have to be careful not to get caught up in the "looking for love in all the wrong places" trap. Building a relationship with someone is certainly fine, but there is a love that no person can give us that will only come from God. Empty relationships that leave people used, abused, and confused won't do anything to help anyone deal with that inner desire we all have to be genuinely loved. No matter what kind of natural relationships you have, or don't have, you need to understand that God loves you more than you realize. Next time you are looking for love, look for it in the right place.
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