So as we all know today is valentines day. A day that's suppose to be filled with love. Now to those of you with significant others I'm sure it will be, but those without may be feeling a little sad. But I'm here to let you in on a little secret. Valentines day is about love. Love isn't categorized as solely romantic love, it means ALL kinds of love. That means you don't have to be sad about not having a relationship because valentines day is a day to celebrate love. ALL kinds of love. Love for your spouse, love for your boyfriend/girlfriend, love for your family, love for your friends, etc! So enjoy that. Be happy because someone loves YOU. And if you don't feel like anyone does, take a step back and look at the cross. Look at Christ. Look at how He loves us. I know He got it right when it comes to love. He loves us endlessly and unconditionally. Last night at Chi Alpha all of us came together and sang "How He Loves Us". It brought so much joy to my heart and that's when I realized something. He doesn't just love us on valentines day. He doesn't just love us when we're loving Him. He doesn't just love us when we've done something good. He loves us everyday and He still loves us even when we aren't sure if we love Him. So my question is- Shouldn't every day be like valentines day? Shouldn't we want to do nice things and love on people all the time regardless of the day of the year? Why do we wait until a day that's all about love to show it? God doesn't wait, so we shouldn't wait.
So here's my challenge on this beautiful day. Go out and LOVE. Go out and do something for someone because you love them. Go out and smile because God made this day and it is no different from the rest. Go out and BE LOVED, because YOU are loved. Go out and do this not just today but everyday. Because even though valentines day is lovely, we have to remember that EVERYDAY is lovely and we need to share our love everyday, not just on February 14th. And most importantly, let's never forget the forever love, the love of Christ. He loves us so intimately. The Creator of the universe loves us.
Oh, how He loves us.
