 A picture of love? “Being in love means you…” This phrase was followed with a bunch of things which describe what it is like to be in love. My problem is not with what they describe but that they talk of love as something that happens to you. You fall in love with someone because they make you feel a certain way and if you are not too selfish about it then it’s love and not lust. But this concept of love falls short of what love can be. God has made us in his image and this means that love is much more than an instinct to reproduce, to feel wanted or to enjoy pleasure. Many marriages end in divorce. Best friends become enemies. They fell in love and fell out of love. They lived together but grew apart. No one wakes up in the morning and decides to get divorced. It’s a process of drifting apart, of battles that multiply that turn lovers into haters. Jesus Christ taught his disciples that it’s easy to love your friends but he wanted them to love their enemies. Real love, the love that comes from God, can love the very one you have come to hate. Real love learns to forgive, to let go and to rebuild what has become broken. Christ died for us while we were his enemies (Romans 5:8) and thereby enables us (who believe) to love people who are unlovely, to love even our enemies (which may be our spouse). Only when we go beyond our instincts will we experience the true power of God’s love working through our lives. If you are interested in finding out more about God’s love for you then listen to messages at www.godsgap.net/godslove the Rev (Chris Perona) email:
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