It’s Valentine’s Day. A day when, if you believe the ads, love is measured by the size of the floral bouquet or the box of chocolates or the number of diamonds in a necklace. It is, if you believe all the jokes, a day when men rush to buy a belated present, which women then use to determine just how much he loves her. Listening to the hype, if you don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day right, your relationship is doomed.
We laugh at the extreme message, but how much do we use this standard when “judging” love? Does your loved one say “I love you” enough and at the most appropriate times? Does he or she know exactly what you’re thinking, without you even having to say it? Do your kids behave perfectly and never embarrass you?
We know that’s not the right way to look at our loving relationships. And most of us don’t look at our husbands, wives, kids, significant others in that way. But are we looking at God and His relationship with us that way? When I’m struggling, I’m all too prone to ask God “why me?!” than to trust in His loving mercy. It’s really easy to say “do something for me” than to remember all He has already done.
Love is a great thing to celebrate. But it’s more than flowers and candy and it surely deserves more than one day a year. I think I’ll just take this day as a good reminder to live in love – and enjoy the potato chips my husband got me for Valentine’s.
How do you celebrate love? Click on comments below to share.
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