July Arrow Recap

Heyz Beloveds,

I think the past July Arrow Services were super good. Here's a recap:

5th July - What is True Love?

Qualities of True Love vs Attraction (or Infatuation). The points are meant to be seen in parallel comparison.

True Love is...
- Patient
- Kind
- Completes and celebrates
- Respectful
- Forgiving
- Lives by the truth of God's word
- Believes the best in truth and maturely accepts one's imperfections
- Constant and enduring
- Works through conflicts
- A decision as much as it is a feeling

Attraction is...
- An instant desire
- Given because of perceived value
- Jealous and competitive
- Demanding and rude
- Petty and keeps accounts of wrongdoings
- Lives solely by feelings
- Chooses to be blind and disregard the flaws that one sees in reality
- A rollercoaster of emotions
- Shuns conflicts and confrontations
- Nothing more than feelings

When God wants to bless us He sends a person. Just as He sent Jesus to bless us when God wants to bless us at the appointed time, He will send a person (in some cases persons). It is a blessing so it's not something that we can earn. Sometimes we might try to "earn" a person and the relationship because of its perceived value and even though we might succeed in getting that relationship we will be the one who has to maintain it. Personally I would rather God bless me at the right time and He will be the one to keep the relationship together because if it is from Him, He will definitely keep it intact.

As such, love is more than a feeling. It is a person. That person is Jesus. When we become so full of His love for us loving others will be from an overflow. I would rather draw love from God and let it overflow than give love out of myself, His supply is never-ending. Get this: If your future life-partner has God as the first priority, you are blessed! Some people actually see this as a negative thing because they want to be the first priority in the other person's life but that is trying to draw from a well that has limited supply. Draw from the bottomless well of God's love and both parties will be satisfied.

References:
I Corinthians 13:4-8
I John 4:8-10
Ephesians 3:19-21

Random notes:
God does not want us to react to every attraction.
In relationships, begin with the love of God as foundation.
Love never fails because love died on the cross. Jesus is love personified.
Emotions are real but it does not mean we should act upon them.