1.) Love is blind T or F?
a.) My thought is that this is an overused cliche that holds little to no truth. Why does it seem that we as people always choose to focus on the wrongs things? I summit that Love is not blind at all. True Love - whether it love between friends, or family, or romantic love - sees all too clearly. The idea of Love being blind seems to suggest that Love causes people to not see flaws, mistakes, or shortcomings in the people they love. I think true love sees all of these and still loves anyway! That's what makes it so amazing! I don't think that true love causes us to overlook mistakes or flaws; rather it causes us to want what is best for the person we love, whether it is best for us or not. True love is unconditional, and while it may be true that true love loves no matter what, it is not the desire of the Lover's heart to see their loved one(s) hurt because of an unwise decision or lifestyle. While "real" love loves in spite of iniquities, it sees mistakes all to clearly and aches with each painful mistake.
Now, I realize that most of the time when people say "Love is blind" it's in reference to romantic love. Again, I feel this is off the mark. Romantic love, when it is true and pure is no more blind than any other love. Infatuation, however, is blind as a bat... or something that can't see well at all.
2.) Love as a motivation for dangerous decisions.
a.) Love is very compelling. Love is very powerful and can change us from the inside out. While I can't imagine a better motive than "real" love, throughout history, people have used the word "love" in vain as a reason to do some stupid things. One excellent example of this is the story of Samson and Delilah. How did that guy not figure out that Delilah was bad news after the second time she tried to rid him of his supernatural strength?? Too often we behave similarly in our culture today. If we are truly loved by another, will they ask us to be something we're not? Will we be asked to forsake a part of our lives that is central to who God has made us to be? Love is not selfish, and it certainly does not desire to cause pain for the beloved. True love does not make demands or try to take advantage of the loved one. It does not pressure the beloved to do things that he/she believes to be wrong (i.e. "if you really love me, you'll have sex with me, etc.). Too often we settle for infatuation and lust. I feel confident that these things cannot hold a candle to real love. For more on what real love looks like see 1Cor 13:4-13. Which brings me to my last thought for now:
3. Can love really exist apart from God?
a.) While I think that there is a form of attachment or endearment that exists and stems from an individual, I believe that Love - true Love - can not be fully realized unless it is fueled by God himself.
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love"
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
These passages come from 1 John chapter 4. How can it really be love if God, who IS love, is not involved? What a beautiful thing, when we allow God's love to flow to and through us! How amazing for God to be seen through us because of His love that lives in us.
That's all for this entry. Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment or continue a discussion! Thanks and God Bless!
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