Man, this thought has been on my heart for a few weeks now. Would it be better if we all just kept to ourselves and did not let the possibility of loving another individual happen? Of course not. We love from the moment we are born. We love our moms and dads. We love our grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, etc. But when we open ourselves up to others outside of our family, are we just waiting for disaster to occur? I absolutely do not think so.
Have you ever had someone come into your life that you thought was absolutely unloveable? Someone who you by chance met or maybe just an aquaintence of a friend, but they seemed unworthy of love? Or someone who had done something so dispicable that you felt didn't deserve YOUR love?
Paul insists that "love believes all things" (1Corinthians 13:7). Love believes in people. It can see the potential in them. It believes that God can take the most unattractive and unworthy person and turn that person into a masterpiece of beauty and grace.
But we are given brains from the Lord. We have to be aware of danger when we see it coming, and become "as wise as serpents" (Matthew 10:16) Sometimes we have to exhibit tough love to irresponsible and foolish people, but we can be too guarded and distrustful.
I truly believe it is better to believe in someone and have your heart broken than to have no heart at all. When I stand before the Lord one day I hope He will say to me that I have loved too many rather than I have loved too few.
Love NEVER fails.
Thank you for this. I needed to read this today.
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