LOVE

"for without love, I am nothing..."

I was really just thinking about life. Life is everything about relationship. Relationship with God, with man. And relationship has a core value, or should I say a common foundation? It is the single core element of every single relationships. Without it, a relationship will head towards destruction. This element and foundation is love. Really. I can't emphasize how important it is. Love motivates and encourages. It helps 2 people with no common interests to conquer many many differences to become eventually friends or spouses.

Love is the substance for true repentance toward God.
God's love encourages and motivates us to live a godly life and to discard sin. Not just so that we can look good or feel good, but the ultimate reason is Him loving us so much and would not want something as dirty and silly as sin to separate us from Him. And I love the way He do it! He convicts without condemning. He is really a good lover.
Our love for God is the secondary motivation to keep us living in truth. Why? Simply because we love God, and wouldn't want anything to keep us apart from Him either.

We love, because He first loved us.

And true enough. This is application in human's relationship and friendship as well.
By being ALWAYS there all the time, even the not so comfortable times. Sometimes, you play the good guy, sometimes you play the bad guy. Allow me to try illustrate this point.

Love is the waiting for a prodigal son.
The son probably felt that the dad was quite a "lousy" dad and thus wanted to leave the house. But well, he screwed up everything and anything. But the dad accepted him for who he is. (or was I should say). Down and out, broken and abandoned.
That's love buddy!

For me?

Love is my CGL scolding me in front of everyone during a meeting or fellowship.
not that I'm a sicko and I enjoy been scolded, but it's just that I realize that this action is too, motivated by the same love that caused her to make her way down to woodlands from changi airport at 12am in the morning just so that she gets to speak to me and know how I was when I was being childish and irresponsible. Running away from everyone and her.

Love motivates her to go an extra mile.

Love motivates me to do that do. To anyone, and everyone. According to the measure that I know I can afford to.
Being there.
Being there.
Being there.

I realize that just by "being there", people know we care.
Whether they appreciate it or not at first, by "being there" and "stayed there" with them. They will really be convicted of your genuine love.

The prodigal son was encouraged when his father didn't for one day gave him up.
The prodigal member was encouraged when his CGL didn't for one moment gave him up.
The prodigal friend was encouraged when his pal didn't for one time left him.
The prodigal creation was encouraged when his Creator didn't for one moment forget about him.

I was encouraged by the people before me,
and I pray that I too, will be able to live on this legacy, passing on this encouragement to more people.



actually, I kind of don't know what I am typing anymore because I am really tired. But still I must say..

I will always be there for you...