Am I loved? pt. 1

What is love? As humans it is so important to know we are loved. So how does it come about that newly wed couples start out saying and being loved, but later end up getting a divorce because they no longer "feel" loved? How does it come about that children who grow up in a godly home can still walk out feeling "unloved"? The first thing you must remember is that love is a decision. You must decide to love this person whether or not you feel loved or want to love. Love has to be a decision otherwise how can we love our enemies as Jesus Himself commanded? Loving someone and liking someone are two very different aspects. But lets get back to the point...

Say you go to a foreign country and you do not speak the language. No matter how much the people want to help you, you will not be able to receive their aid. It is the same thing with feeling loved. There are many "love languages" that can be spoken and if two people are not speaking the same language, neither is going to feel loved. Knowing your languages and being able to see the languages in other people will make showing and receiving love simple. But you must make the decision to love, even if you don't want to, even if it doesn't make sense, or even if you don't think you have time.


In our families it is our job, as Christians, to be beacons of light, hope and love. Knowing the love languages takes most of the guess work out of giving love -- be it to your parents, siblings, spouse or friends. I am going to do a series of posts so that anyone can come and learn how to really say, "I love you," and have the person receive it.