This is not love at all
These 3 words can mean a lot to many people. They can make the heart beat and make a person smile without knowing it. The 3 words that can change a life are “I love you”.
Men and women often tell each other this when they are in a relationship. They help us remember times when we felt love and knew we were loved. Those special moments, like being proposed to you or hearing them for the first time from someone you really care about. Nothing else can compare to that.
However, sadly, what many experience is not love at all. It is something that is here today and is gone tomorrow. Words spoken in a moment of passion to get what one wants but leaves when morning comes. One person may feel that this love is real, while the other only wants what you say right now, “I love you.”
Love is more than words. It is more than a feeling. When we say these words to someone, they should mean more than just lip service. I love you means:
1) I accept you as you are: There are not a lot of rules and regulations that one must follow in order to earn your love. It means that you are free to be yourself with all your faults and flaws. There is no need to act or pretend to be something that you are not when you are loved.
2) I accept you because you are. There are not many relationships that we have in life in which we experience unconditional acceptance. Most people have expectations of us and when we don’t live up to those expectations, they have no problem firing us. When we say I love you, it should mean that we are loved just the way we are, not because we have to change.
3) I accept you whatever happens, contrary to what some believe, we all make mistakes. Romans 3:10 says “there are not righteous, not one.” Each and every one of us will make mistakes, disappoint loved ones, and have things to apologize for. When you are loved, don’t use your mistakes as the only factor in determining how to love yourself. Love covers sin. It does not cover it up but it does cover sin.
Love is great. It is not something to be taken lightly. Instead, it should be appreciated and shared with others as often as we can.