Looking for Love

The world is filled with people who are searching for love. Many are trying to find that special someone with whom they want to spend their life. Then there are others who are with that person who at one time they thought was the fulfillment of all their dreams, and they have become disillusioned and wish for the “greener grass on the other side.” The sad thing is that many people believe the lie that another person is going to make them happy, when in reality happiness comes from within. I have come to understand, after I won’t tell you how many years of living, that a person must decide to be happy regardless of the circumstances of his or her life. I have a good life, but I don’t have a perfect one, as is the case with all of us. And on the days when life is not so good, I have to make the decision to have a positive attitude, to trust God, and to allow the joy of the Lord to dominate in my life, rather than the negative feelings that threaten to overtake me.

And regarding the wonderful, fulfilling love that we all long to receive, many of us fail to realize that there is only One who can love us perfectly and fulfill us completely. He loves us with a greater love than we could ever imagine. That love was expressed to us when Jesus gave His life on the cross. Jesus was willing to lay down His life so that we could be set free from our sins and live an abundant life here and now, and we have the promise that if we make Him our Lord, when we leave this world we will live eternally with Him. When we accept Christ into our hearts, we have the assurance that He loves us, that He will guide us, and that we are never alone.

While the love of those in our lives is imperfect, and life can sometimes be disappointing, I am thankful for the One who loves us completely with an everlasting love. He has promised to always be there for us!

Scriptures for Reflection

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. (Jeremiah 31:3)