These past two weeks I have been teaching on Love. What love means and how God chooses to BE love. The definition of Love is "To look out for the highest well-being of God and others."
On Sunday I was teaching this and then on Monday I was privileged to be able to take engagement pictures for some dear friends of mine. As we were out taking the pics it didn't feel like we were doing a posed "photo shoot." As we moved around a beach and ruins I felt like I was an observer just watching these two amazing people love each other. It got me thinking even more about Love and how it looks like. 

Mon was also Valentines day, a day that is supposedly the "Love" holiday. Yet what do teddy bears, chocolate, cellophane wrapped baskets, and flowers really have to do with love?
Tuesday at the lighthouse the homeless ladies and prostitutes were sharing about the baskets and gifts that they received on Valentines. Do the men that gave them those "love" them? No. They use them for their own selfish desires and gratification. Later that morning I was talking to several couples that have been married for more than 30yrs. When I asked them if they had done anything special for Valentines Day they all said, No. That every day was "Valentines Day" for them because they love each other every day and are spending every free moment together as it is.

Love is the action of choosing another over yourself,
It is a daily choice to put another first,
Love is not defined by feelings,
It is the summation of the decisions that you make,
Love is not the reason for being together,
It is the answer of Why you enjoy being together,
Love does not rejoice in anothers pain,
It is the tears that come from watching anothers pain,
Love is the eradication of hate and selfishness,
It is the enjoyment of happiness and fulfillment,
Love always makes sense for it is rooted in God,
It does not come and go with hormones,
Love was created by and can only come from God
Is IS God. God IS Love. We were created to be loved.