Love is happy, yes. But is love always easy? Well, that depends on what love is, right?
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Maybe love is...
1.
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
OR... 2.
a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3.
(bleep) passion or desire.
4.
a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5.
(used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
6.
a love affair
7.
affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
8.
strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
9.
the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
10.
the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
11.
Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing.
12.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
–verb (used with object)
13.
to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
14.
to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
15.
to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
16.
to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
17.
18.to embrace and kiss (someone)
to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
19.
love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.
20.
for love,
a.
out of affection or liking; for pleasure.
b.
without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love.
21.
for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
22.
in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love.
23.
in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of: in love with the girl next door; in love with one's work.
24.
no love lost, dislike; animosity: There was no love lost between the two brothers.
Inerteresting. (My new favorite word.) There was actually more definitions, but I didn't think they were very appropriate. =)
So according to the dictionary, love is 28 different things. But what is love to God? 'Ever thought of that? Is love really just 'pleasure'?
God thinks of love as obedience. If we love Him, we'll obey Him. It's an act. Doing something. Showing that you love (him/her/it) by doing something to prove it. You don't just love something/one and never ever ever do anything about it!
My family has thing odd little language for animals - especially dogs. My dad's whole family does it, and now my family does it. Whenever there's a cute pup, we speak in a really high voice (kind of like a puppy, actually) and squeak out, "Oo... poor pupper, he's so dumb!" Or something. We speak and pat and rub to show our dogs that we love them. In turn, they whine and grunt.
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Love is an action. Not a reaction. Not a desire or mistake. Love is an action.
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Love is an action. Not a reaction. Not a desire or mistake. Love is an action.
