Reading and Revelations

I genuinely want to read tonight. This is a rare occurrence. Mainly because my memory makes it difficult to get through a book all of the way. I tend to forget the details from the beginning and fail to miss the point of the book when I make it to the end. Thus, I no longer find enjoyment in reading.

However, because of this poor memory, I cannot find the book I was reading. Now, this is annoying because I am missing an opportunity to get through a book because I can't find the darn thing. Shucks.

So I have resorted to reading secrets that people have anonymously posted online, just to have a place to vent. Most of the secrets are dramatic and some are quite funny. But a general theme is developed after just reading a few. Love.

Everyone can relate because everyone either has been in love, is in love, or wants to be in love. It's the one thing that binds us as humans. We want to feel that mutual feeling of trust and feeling to be wanted by another person. It's no wonder the bible discusses love countless times.

1 Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast...." or my sister's favorite verse, the same chapter but verse 8 "Love never fails.." How much hope do you have reading these verses? How can you not feel true love exists. If you never again feel this love from a human, God is always there to love you more than you can fathom. How cool is that?

This also brings me to a Stacie Orrico song. It goes like this: Love is patient, love is kind. Love is the one reason our world survives. Love is simple. Love is true. Love is the one thing that can always change you.

I used to sing to this song when I was younger, before I had ever felt the actual feelings of love from a guy. But looking back on the lyrics, several years after experiencing love, I realize I have been in love since I accepted Christ. Without sounding cliche, it is absolutely true. If God can love me for all of the horrible, crazy things I have done in my life, then how can I not love Him back?

I plan to be in love again someday. But I know waiting for the man God puts in my life is the most important thing. When I find him, I plan to never let him go. Because love never fails.