"I Wanna Know What Love Is...."

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

1 Corinthians 13:5 

 Since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, we're going to continue taking a look at what love TRULY is.  

I have a sign in my cubicle that says: "Coffee doesn't ask silly questions, Coffee just understands."  I LOVE coffee.  Coffee is not offended by anything I say.  Coffee doesn't get upset when I get up early or when I'm out later than usual.  Coffee is not suspicious when I use a different cup.  Coffee understands.

My bride is one of the most wonderful people God has ever brought into my life.  Just so you know, she puts up with a LOT from me.  We can talk about anything.  We laugh a LOT.  And when she rolls here eyes because I've made some bad pun or done something stupid (yes, it's true.  I need a support group for People Who Do And Say Stupid Things), I know she loves me.  She gets me, and I get her.  Are we perfect? Not by a long shot.  Do we get angry with each other? (Have you MET ME?) on occasion.  

She listens to my sermons without falling asleep.  She listens to my jokes and even laughs at some of them. She knows that I can't dance without looking like a drunken giraffe, and she's okay with that.   But we have our differences as well. I have learned what buttons NOT to push and I know that waking her when I come home from a night ridealong is like poking a badger.  We don't agree on politics.  We differ in our styles of dress.  We have different tastes in furniture. But we still truly love each other.

True love is a decision.  And true love puts the other person ahead of yourself.  True love doesn't get angry (and stay angry) but is quick to resolve any issue.  True love is not hard, it just takes making a conscious decision.