Good Afternoon Friends!
I hope you all had
a fabulous Valentine’s Day … FULL OF LOVE!
My intention was
to write yesterday. But it turned out to be quite a day. Up at 3AM [unable
to sleep]; traveled five hours for a meeting which was supposed to take all of
a half hour – but ended up taking five hours; then a 6-hour drive back. Let me say
that exhaustion [physical, emotional & mental], coupled with heavy traffic
and crazy drivers [compounded by the fact that I am not even supposed to drive
at night] – well it did not make for a great combination. I did not get home
until midnight. However, on a brighter
note, I finally managed to sleep in on a Saturday!
Shifting the focus
off of me and back to us –
I have truly enjoyed our series on love
And, as promised, our discussion on love will continue
BECAUSE LOVE DOES
NOT END WITH VALENTINE’S DAY
We need to
understand –
The love that is demonstrated on Valentine’s Day…
It should be an all year thing and not a one day thing
NOW –
I am not
saying that there should be all the fanfare which accompanies Valentine’s Day
HOWEVER –
There
certainly should be the creativity and intentionality which accompanies
Valentine’s Day
GENTLEMEN – if flowers
are an expression of your love for that special lady, it should not only be on
Valentine’s Day. It should be spontaneous and done randomly throughout the
year. HINT: it would be less expensive at any other time of the year
LADIES – if you
love how your guy smells, buy that special gift of cologne any time of the year
to surprise him. Men appreciate unexpected thoughtful gestures as much as we
ladies do. HINT: Buy the scented
shower gel too and get creative planning an entire evening of romance [this hint is, of course, for my married
friends]
ALL – if a
special meal was the choice for a love-filled evening on Valentine’s Day, keep
in mind that restaurants are open all year round. HINT: So is your kitchen…
PARENTS – if sweet
surprises were the order of your love-demonstration for your family; candies,
chocolates, cakes and brownies are available at any time during the year. My
family loves when I make a dessert for no other reason than I thought they
might enjoy it. HINT: It also gives you a plausible excuse for
relaxing any dietary disciplines you might have in place J
FRIENDS – if you
took time to let people know how much they are loved and thought of on
Valentine’s Day; those expressions of care and concerns go a long way at all
times of the year.
The main point is
that we have 365 days a year to demonstrate: LOVE
We have daily opportunities to be intentional about our demonstrations
of LOVE
YOU SEE – the primary
reasons there such displays on Valentine’s Day is … EXPECTATION
It is understood and expected that there will be
demonstrations of love
We can argue the correctness of it some other time while
still recognizing the reality of it today
BUT – WHAT IS GOD’S
EXPECTATION?
“A new command I
give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” John 13:34
AND HE HAS LOVED
US LAVISHLY AND LOVES US DAILY
“I have loved you … with an everlasting [continual, never-ending,
eternal, ceaseless, perpetual, undying & unending] love.” Jeremiah 31:3
HINT: That is some kind of love … we should follow
suit!
I am going to go back to relaxing now … and recovering
from yesterday
Praying You Have a Blessed Day
& Wishing You Much Love …
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