“Knock, knock.” Who’s there? VALENTINE’S DAY!
To some they’d go the extra mile to make
their extra special person feel extra special on this day or season. To others,
they care less that the world will be painted red and the words “I love you”
will be exploited in all manner of ways; shapes and sizes.
I sit in the middle of an empty room as I
write this short piece-with nothing but soft sheets of moonlight soothing my
weary soul. Life can be crazy-the last thing on my mind is to spend an extra
dime or time on somebody-all in the name of Valentine’s Day. Did you ever
notice it appears in the middle of the month just after you have squandered
your first salary of the year? How sad! And if I don’t do something nice for my
baby, it’s concluded, I probably don’t love you as much… really?
Take a chill pill this valentine’s. Relax.
That doesn’t mean you forget that this day exists on our calendar-it means,
divert your worldly perspective on the “world-is-painted-red” season and
picture it from the kingdom’s view. In the kingdom, the main theme of our
existence is Love, however not many have experienced it. We live in a world
where love has lost its meaning. I love what John Hagee once quoted in his
book, “Christianity without love is just another cult. The world does not care
what we know until they know that we care.”
You can never pin love to a day. It is
something that ought to naturally flow in and out of you come-what-may.
It was never meant to be conditional; it was
to be unconditional, whether or not you have someone special in your life. Love
goes beyond an individual, there’s a whole world around you searching for
something to hold on to-it is the love that God has given you. 1st
Cor. 13:4-8, tells us exactly what love is-what we should practice on this valentine’s
season and all through the year.
Check your patience; check your kindness.
Have you been enduring through the hate of your critics or are you always up in
arms with them trying to win the fight. As I said, take a chill pill-LOVE with
patience. Out-do the bad man by continuously doing good. That is kindness.
Stop being a ‘wish man’, always envying what
others have and not caring to give God thanks for what you have. Envy is the
most painful companion; it brings you close to what you want in your mind but
never lets you enjoy it with your hands. Run away from it.
If you’re those people who parade yourselves
for all to see ‘thou art The Star’, Stop it and start showing your love by
humbling yourself before the Lord, so that He may lift you up. Don’t be rude.
Show your love by having good manners-IT IS VERY CLASSY BY THE WAY, and there’s
nothing wrong with it.
Love is not about Me, Myself and I. News
flash; the world doesn’t revolve around you and it isn’t always about you. Show
some love this season by Giving. Share what you have no matter how small,
you’ll be surprised the difference it will make in the other person’s life and
the sense of satisfaction and happiness that will rain on you that day.
Don’t be easily angered. Control your temper
and quit having to comprise irritability as a dictator of your next move. It’s
not cool and sure enough, IT IS NOT LOVE!
Last but not list, be loyal. Love never
fails. I know we are human and cannot be perfect, but let it be said of you
that like the covenant made between the bride and groom, “you promised to be
with me through thick and thin and kept your word”.
Need I say more? I don’t think so… so go out
beloved and Spread the Love all year round, as will I.
©namwano
love this :)
ReplyDelete:) Spreading lots of love around :). We need to concentrate on the quality of love
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