03.24.09
Love On Loan?
How do you look at love? I think too many of us look at love as something we give to other and expect something in return. When the person we gave our love to doesn’t respond back in the way that we want, we get resentful and mad. Most of us know we should show love towards others but often we attach conditions and stipulations on the love that we share. We loan out our love expect it to be repaid with interest. We justify this by saying if I give of myself, then I should get something in return.
Did Jesus do this when he was called to give of himself? He gave everything, expecting nothing in return. His love was a gift with no strings attached. It wasn’t a loan because we didn’t have to do anything to deserve it.
I have messed this up so many times in my life, I have lost count. I learn every day that it is so much better to love people, just because. I have found that when I place expectations on how people should react to my generosity, loving act or words, it truly leads me down a path to resentment and sorrow. So if we give our love to people expecting nothing in return, life becomes such a joy when people do respond in kind.
