Love is YOU

This morning Journee woke up singing Chrisette Michelle's song..Love is You. It was the most innocent, pure version of the song I'd ever heard..but then I got to thinking, isn't that what love is supposed to be? Pure, Innocent and from the Heart? With as much selfishness, greed, hate and evil that's in our present world, isn't it just the most refreshing thing to be reminded that the old school simple love still exists? I know it warms my heart each time I encounter it and pray to God that we all, at one point in our lives experience it, taste it, touch it, feel it, breathe it, I hope it envelopes us into it's power completely, where we are freely loving and being freely loved in return with all inside of us, and that God is shining down on that love. How amazing.

If you've never heard the song, take a listen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZDd4LD3AM4

Now, don't you feel a little different? Doesn't that you back to the cool breeze of summer on the playground of your middle school playground? Swinging your legs, looking into the pure blue sky thinking of that person you just love to love? Doesnt it take you to your first school dance when you had butterflies? Or when you got the note checked yes, I want to be your girlfriend or boyfriend? Or your first kiss on a crisp fall night? Or the times you stayed up all night on the phone and dreamed of being forever in love? Remember when they used to make love songs?

In one point she says, "Love's my permission to be who I am"
That is so powerful to me because to have a person love you in spite of you seems impossible. But God gave us a perfect example of that, thru Jesus, He knows all about us, but loves us and died for us in spite of it all. With every whip, with every second that passed, Him hanging on the cross, He knew what sins and betrayal we would commit, but He loved us enough to stand in for us, wow..powerful love.
That's the kind of love that makes the world go round. and round. and round.
God gave us another example or definition of love. Read I Cor 13. Love is meant to stand in spite of, love is meant to give more than it takes, love is meant to stand in front of the rain, so your love doesn't feel a drop of water, love is meant to believe in the unbelievable, love is meant to be the strength in hard times, love is meant to be the bread when you're hungry, love is meant to be the forgiveness when you've been hurt, love is supposed to be faithful, love is honest, love isn't misleading, love isn't selfish, love gives everything within even when there's nothing left, love WAITS, love pushes you on the swing in the playground, love makes sand castles with you on the beach, love cries when you cry, love rejoices when you rejoice, love understands, love gives you good and pure advice, love puts self last, Love is LOVE!!

I received an email about a man marrying his sweetheart who was terminally ill with cancer, she died 5 days later but she died with pure love, I heard another story of an NBA player who has remained by his Love's side thru the pain of her cancer as well. There is so much out there to really inspire us to hold our love a bit closer, or even pray more diligently for the love we once will hold.

I hope and pray you look within and fix whatever piece of your love that's not true to Love's definition..and after mending, fixing and restoring, I hope and pray...that:

Love is YOU!