2021: love, like, maybe ...

 I trust you had a fabulous Monday and that your week is off to a great start

Here we are on day two of our LOVE journey

And today’s topic is surrounding that very word – LOVE

But, as shared in a quote yesterday, ‘there is no easier word’ than LOVE

 When I was first dating [many, many years ago], I had a boyfriend who was Hispanic

And, whenever he wanted to say ‘I love you’, he would say ‘Te Quiero’

There are many dialects and influences to the Spanish language –

And some people do use that phrase to say ‘I love you’

Some others use ‘te adoro’ and others use ‘te amo’

Therefore, any time my boyfriend would use ‘Te quiero’ to say ‘I love you’,

I would point out to him that saying ‘te quiero’ and saying ‘te amo’ were not the same

Spanish is not my primary language – I learned it in school

However, I will try my best to explain this as relates to my situation

The phrase ‘te quiero’ comes from the verb ‘querer’ – to want

While the phrase ‘te adoro’ come from the verb ‘adorar’ – to adore

And the final phrase ‘te amo’ comes from the verb ‘amar’ – to love

Very different meanings if taken at face value and with literal interpretation.

 

Hindsight being 20/20, I believe that individual was stating what he truly felt –

And what he was truly saying was, ‘I want you’

Renowned poet Maya Angelou is quoted as saying, 

          “If someone shows you who they are … BELIEVE THEM!”

I am teasing but being honest at the same time & we are still acquaintances to this day

But, wanting someone and loving someone are two completely different things

                                                 

Now – I am not sharing all of this to give a lesson in grammar

I am sharing it to illustrate a point –

‘Love’ does not mean the same thing to all people – linguistically or emotionally

And I believe a great many people have been tripped-up and hurt because of this

Therefore, it is so important to really think about what love means to you;

It is equally important to understand what love means to someone else;

Whether you are saying ‘I love you’ or whether those words are being spoken to you

It could be 'love', it could be 'like', or it could be something else entirely

 

Have a Blessed Day!

2021: ALL THINGS LOVE

We have officially made it through the first month of 2021!

The time, it seems to go so fast

However, I cannot state that I am disappointed

Because with the end of January, comes the beginning of one of my favorite months –

February is here!

And, if you have spent any time here on our page,

that means we are focusing on all things LOVE for the entire month

 

But LOVE means different things to different people

Whether it is a concept, a feeling or a verbal declaration,

When discussing the subject of love, the range of opinions can be as vast … as the stars

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
I recently watched a show where the two lead actors were discussing the subject of LOVE

They had just met with his parents and announced their plans to be married

Upon being questioned about her intentions are reasoning for marriage, she responded:

‘My sweetie … I  … I love him’

When discussing the events of the evening the next morning, he commended her on putting his father at ease. "He does not usually believe those words", he said.

She then noted, "It occurred to me that your father wanted to hear a love declaration. I think he wanted to verify if it [the marriage] was a good match for his son. To be honest – it might be a little obvious – but there is nothing more definitive than love in that situation.”

He responded, “Right … there is no easier word than that either.”

A declaration of love could mean everything – or absolutely nothing

However, we will delve into that later this month

But for today – I would like to focus on the God who is LOVE

Why start here?

Because everything concerning love begins and ends with GOD –

Because you can never know or understand love until you know the LORD who is LOVE

I John 4:8 says, ‘Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love.’

It can also be stated that, he who does not know God does not know love [not truly]

So my question to you is a simple one

Do you know the God who is love?

Is it evidenced in your life and in your interactions with Him and others?

We will talk about this some more in the coming weeks …

It’s going to be an enjoyable month – I hope you’ll  stay around.

Have a Blessed Day!