I was reading this book last night called Blue Like Jazz. It's a really good book and gives a different perspective on Christianity than what is usually found. Well, the chapter I was reading was about money mostly but the end of the chapter went into how all the metaphors we use when it comes to describing our relationships with ppl have to do with economics. For example: I value our friendship. We invest in each other. You are priceless. Get what I'm saying??
Ok. So if this is how we describe our relationships, then we could also say that a relationship is bankrupt. This brings me to my next point...we treat our love like money. We only invest our love in ppl that we get love back from. We can be stingy with our love. Here's the crazy thing ppl...LOVE IS NOT LIKE MONEY!!!! Love never runs out. Love is not just for the rich. Love is universal. This realization came like a slap in the face to me. I realized that I had been with-holding love from ppl that I had no right to keep it from. As Christians we are called to show love to the world, regardless of whether or not we get love back.
I'm challenging myself, as well as anyone who reads this, to love abundantly and unconditionally. And when I say unconditionally I don't mean artificial unconditional love...I mean true, genuine unconditional love, just like the love that Christ shows us every single day of our lives.
Go and invest your love in anyone and everyone, you got nothing to lose =) <3>
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