So I am having difficulty finding something to write about for this post. However, I think I have now decided to look back on one of the first readings and post I did for the class and see how my views may or may have not changed.
In the story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” there were many different interpretations about love from the characters in the story. Many of the views on love which we would not consider love in our own lives. And that is because love is often reduced into personal opinion, something I put in my original post about this. And if that is the basis of our definition of love, then any love would be acceptable.
Love seems to have always been an important subject for people. We have already covered the theme of Love in almost all the readings thus far in this course. From the day we are born, we seek love and intimacy. And a lack of love causes people to resort to a lot of different emotions and attitudes. In class, many commented on how they were seeing the view of non-Christians and why they saw love in these ways. At first I saw this as a typical response to this text. However, I feel I understand the impact on a lack of love may be more destructive for a non-Christian opposed to a Christian.
But let us not fall into the trap of assuming our definitions and understandings of love are superior to that of a non-Christian. Love is a strong feeling that can hinder even the strongest of Christians. We have already read the impact both love and death had on the great theologian CS Lewis.
As Christians, we pursue an intimate relationship with our Creator by spending adequate time with Him. Whether that is in prayer or in his word, sufficient time must be spent with Him in order to develop intimacy. Our relationship with God should be a reflection of our relationships with others in our lives. However, that is not always the case. People may get lost in their own interpretation of love because of the feelings associated with their love life. In our relationship with God, it is not always about the feeling but rather the relationship. The discipline put into the development and continuous growth of the relationship shows our willingness to express love for Him. Therefore, love, whether with our Savior or our significant other, must not be degraded to the feelings but rather be built up by the willingness to commit.
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great post! i agree with all of your views on love!
ReplyDeleteI liked what said "Love must not be degraded to the feelings but rather be built up by the willingness to committ"
ReplyDeleteNot too long ago, I had someone say to me that somedays you are going to wake up and not necessarily feel like loving them, but you wake up and say that you are going to because of your committment. Im not sure if you were exactly referencing this idea, but it help shed light on the idea for me, so great post!
This was such a beautiful post. I think you are very right in how much we need love, and how important it really is. I really liked when you said, "People may get lost in their own interpretation of love because of the feelings associated with their love life." So true! Preach it sister!
ReplyDeleteI like your natural flow of thought in this post. I like that you started out not knowing what to talk about, but just kept writing and came out with a really good post. :)
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