Love and Like

People get love and like confused all the time. Children are evidence of this confusion within the adults in their life. I have heard children who are upset with another child, or their own parents, and they say "I don't love you anymore!"...who taught them such conditionl love? WE DID!

Love is unconditional. It may change in form, but it's constant and consistant. It can do wonders! It heals hearts and minds, and brings people together that most couldn't have seen together otherwise. It's not designed as a weapon, but sometimes it's weilded like a sword, and can cut much deeper than anyone can see.

You may not always "like" what someone is doing, but You should still love them. This is a large source of confusion for most people.

They feel that if you are irritated with someone for a long time, that you no longer love, or are "in love" with them. How did they come to this conclusion....from the ones who taught them about love of course! Just as hate is taught...love is taught.

Love doesn't go away, it's just overshadowed by other things every now and then. You can make a choice to let the love shine through in spite of the circumstances, or in spite of someone's behavior. Don't let people make you feel guilty for it! Do it anyway!

A friend of ours asked for prayer one day on facebook. A couple days later she posted "thank you for all your prayers! My husband and I like eachother again"...I found this very interesting. These two had been on the verge of divorce at one point in their marriage, now they are 10 years plus! They have grown from their earlier frustrations with eachother and discovered that like and love are mutually exclusive! I hope that we can all do the same thing!

Take a step back....breathe....and love someone in spite of themselves!