What Is Love?

What is love, baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more.

For some reason that popped into my head when I was thinking of this. All morning I have considered the meaning of love. There is love from God, love between family, love between....lovers. Haha. What is the difference?

I am inclined to believe there is no difference. Though God's love is perfect and ours is not. I still think we are able to show His love through ourselves if He allows it.

I view love as not only an action but a very strong feeling that goes behind it. I've been learning a lot about that too recently. Love, to sacrifice and compromise and do what's best for someone else regardless of how I feel or what situation that puts me in that I don't like. And also to do it with a generous and kind heart. For what else would it be other than a typical action that anyone could perform if not backed up with the emotional heart?

I find myself wondering what love really is because I think I struggle with it sometimes. I think I do all right with giving it away, showing other people what it is, but I have a hard time receiving it. Well, I have a hard time with a lot of things so that's no surprise. How do I measure myself? Do I sacrifice? Do I compromise? Do I do what's best for others regardless of where that puts me? Do I recognize those things when someone else does them for me? Like I said, I think I'm okay at it. Not the best, just okay. More and more I've been learning to see God's love through others, but it is difficult. I think that is partially due to my own selfishness and pride. As I journey through life though and keep my eyes peeled perhaps I will understand myself a little better.

I guess I just don't want to get to the point where I become so selfish and bitter that I refrain from showing anyone love. Jesus spoke of showing love to the little children and if you've done that you have loved Him. How do I treat the "little children"? How do I treat Jesus when I treat other people? I suppose the more I think on it the more troubled my thoughts become.

And how do you love those that are mean and selfish? I'm still figuring that out. It's hard to get the emotion behind me when I am called to love someone that is essentially a jerk. Or someone that clearly does not love you in return. After all it is easy to love someone that loves you, but difficult to love someone who hates, dislikes, or is indifferent to you. I will continue to read my Bible and listen to Darrell Ferguson in order to develop a better understanding. Sometimes I just feel so hopeless in certain areas. I am glad though that I am able to reflect upon my heart, my life, my current situation and see just where I am.

If only things got easier rather than more difficult.