Since being in college the word love has stressed me out time and time again. It hit me quickly that I was entering the time of my life where falling in love could happen at any moment and it terrified me. I started worrying way too often about when "Mr.Right" would come around and when he did if I'd even be able to love him well enough. I worried about falling in love so much that I forgot that there was a man who was already so in love with me, and you, and everyone else in the world.
"His love endures forever." Psalm 136:2 NIV
When I think about Jesus I think about love. His love is so incredibly strong not just for a single person, but for all of us. How awesome is that? I recently read a quote that said, "and He loves me despite the fact that I fail Him everyday." He loves us no matter what and He never stops loving us. Doesn't that just fill you up with happiness? I want my future husband to love like that, to love Jesus like that. I want his heart to be so full of love for Jesus that he radiates that love every single day.
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." 1 John 4:16
There is a book that my roommate recommended to me in my freshman year of college called The Sacred Search written by Gary Thomas. In the book there is a chapter titled, "you don't want what you think you want," this is probably my favorite chapter. Before reading this book I thought my perfect man would be super attractive, he would hold doors open, he'd be a faith and he would let me have as many dogs that I could possibly want. Sounds great right? While those things are nice to look for they are not necessarily the greatest things to look for. Thomas writes, "Woman, ask yourself, what will you most desire in your man ten years from now, when you have kids and a house and are sharing a life together and the infatuation has faded? Find that. Look for that."
"Ladies, a man will love you great only when he loves God greater." Unknown
I don't know when "Mr.Right" is going to come around, but that's ohkay because I know that I am loved. I know that Jesus loves me and that He will never stop loving me and that's the best. I also know that when the time is right God will put some man in my life who will love me and Jesus really well. So, don't stress out over love. Don't search for it in some guy. Wait and be patient and know that God loves you, He loves you so much.
"Do everything in love." 1 Corinthians 16:14
