Hopeless Romantic

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

1Corinthians 13:4-8

This verse describes the characteristics of true love. These qualities can certainly be found in the person of Jesus Christ, and they can be found in all truly loving relationships. The problem with trying to “find” love in our dating lives, is that too often we don’t look for these characteristics. Rather we look at physical appearance, popularity, or wealth. These are not the qualities that God looks at and neither should we.

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I love love.

I am, by my own admission, a hopeless romantic. If such thing is possible, I am in love with being in love.

There’s nothing else quite like it, and if you’ve experienced it, you know what I mean. Being in love is a patchwork of a thousand indescribable moments. Nervous energy runs through your body whenever you think of that special person, which is every walking minute. You lose interest in the dull chores of eating, sleeping and thinking rationally. You discover that every love song on your iPod (sosyal!) was written for you. It seems that someone has removed blinders from your eyes and you can see the world full of wonder and mystery and happiness.

“True love waits, but not just for sex. It waits for the right time to commit to God’s brand of love – unwavering,unflagging, and totally committed.”

To me and other romantics who share a “love for love”, God wants to give us a higher, grander view. He wants to deepen our understanding. Romance can thrill us to our core, but it’s only a small part of true love.