Unconditional love. Ive spoken about it before, telling you about loving people because rather than loving them until and by creating a safe place for people to be fully themselves, you are expressing value for them and treating them like Jesus would. I realized though, there is a big part that I never spoke on regarding this crucially important topic: Loving someone beyond relationship. People will walk out of your life. Sometimes its a relief. But usually it ranges from a twinge of sadness to heart-wrenching pain. Ive felt abandoned by many people over the years and the absence of certain people still aches in my heart. I cant promise you happiness at the push of a button, but what I can offer to you is a way to release yourself from doing what I used to do: Replaying every conversation and moment with that person over and over and over in your mind wondering where you went wrong when you loved them the best that you could. If youve been left by a friend, a lover or a family member and felt like you gave your everything...you are the exact type of person who will sit there dissecting the relationship you had to find where you were at fault. The most loving people are often the most introspective people. And here is what I mean by loving someone beyond relationship... They arent a part of your life anymore. That may be temporary or it may be permanent, but your job now is to love them beyond this. Love them in their absence. Love them when they treat you as though you never existed. Love them when they speak badly of you. Love them even when it hurts. Love is an open-ended invitation. It chooses to say this belongs to you even if you never pay it any mind. Love is not self-seeking. Just as Christ extends his grace to the world and is rejected by those He loves, you can rest in the knowledge that you are being just like Him in the way you choose to love those that who also reject your free gift. In times of absolute devastation, I have found comfort in loving someone beyond relationship. I know that I did everything that I could and that, in this way, love never fails.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:51:15 +0000
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