Well, God's love and the love that we as men love with are 2 different things.
My love language is receiving gifts and quality time. I would seek to see what the person I'm in relationship with needs. With all that said, I would define as the Word does. The best description to me is I Cor 13:1-8. Love is not unseemly, doesn't seek it's own, not puffed up etc... :peace:
The following was posted as a reply by Linnie41 to a question of "What is True Love" . It is too precious and I wanted to pass on.
These are answers by childern to the question "What is Love?"
�When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth. Billy � age 4
�Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.� Karl � age 5
�Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.� Chrissy � age 6
�Love is what makes you smile when you�re tired.�Terri � age 4
�Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.� Danny � age 7
�Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss� Emily � age 8
�Love is what�s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.� Bobby � age 7
�If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,� Nikka � age 6
�Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.� Noelle � age 7
�Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still> friends even after they know each other so well.� Tommy � age 6
�During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.He was the only one doing that. I wasn�t scared anymore.�Cindy � age 8
�My mommy loves me more than anybody.You don�t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.�Clare � age 6
�Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.�Elaine-age 5
�Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt.�Chris � age 7
�Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.�Mary Ann � age 4
�I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.� Lauren � age 4
�When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn�t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That�s love.�Rebecca- age 8
�When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.� (what an image)Karen � age 7
�You really shouldn�t say �I love you� unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.� Jessica � age 8
Very good questionFor me love is different things.
It is the unconditional care and forgiveness that God gives us. The kind of love that brings tears to my eyes every time I think about it. A love that took me a very long time to accept I am worthy of.
It is the unconditional feeling I have for my children. No matter what they do I am willing to die for them and always welcome them with open arms. Just like the love my mom has for me. The kind of love that took me a very long time to understand and give to her freely.
With a person I hope to build a marriage with..it is a feeling that comes slowly. It is a friendship, an attraction even when the inital elation of being together has long since gone away One built on trust, arguments, caring, and the need to protect. The knowledge that the person isn't prefect, that they have their own thoughts, and opinions. It is being able to say you are imperfect but perfect for me.
Love is God.. it is impossible to love unless one understands the love that comes from Christ... it's unconditional...His love is more than enough...
but to me, to love someone means not having to say enough...you can never say you've love someone enough... even if you feel like you've given your best and all that you have, it will never be enough.. It is easy to love people who are lovable, but true love is loving even if they are unlovable and expecting nothing in return,
Love is like always having the ache in my heart to give the people I care about the best in life... it's a driving force that gives me both agony and joy... it's exhausting at times and sometimes I feel like my heart is not a part of me, for it can endure so much...but at the end of the day, i thank God that He has given me such a heart...when loving is difficult I look to Christ and I'm reminded of His love, ...His love is more than enough for me... From His love, i can love others...
I read something tonight, and remembered this thread...This moved me and I felt the truth in it....
~ Love has no awareness of merit or demerit; it has no scale by which its portion may be weighed or measured. It does not seek to balance giving and receiving. Love loves; this is its nature. (Howard Thurman)
That is a link to a little...article/essay/thing I wrote a few weeks ago. It's basically my definition of love. People seemed to like it well enough... I'd love to know what people on here think. =)
