Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That's why we're given a lifetime to learn it.
The best use of life is love. Love should be your top priority, primary objective, and greatest ambition. Love is not a good part of your life; it is the most important part. It's not enough to say, "one of the things I want in life is to be loving," as if it's in your top ten list. Relationships must have priority in your life above everything else. Why? because life without love is really worthless. Often we act as if relationships are something to be squeezed into our schedule. We talk about finding time for our loved one or making time for people in our lives. That gives the impressions that relationships are just a part of our lives along with many other tasks. But God says relationships are what life is all about.
Four of the 10 commandments deal with our relationship to God while the other 6 deal with our relationship with people. but all ten are about relationships.
Relationships, not achievement or acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. So why do we allow our relationships to get short end of the stick? When our schedule become overloaded, we start skimming relationally, cutting back on giving the time, energy, and attention that loving relationships require.
Busyness is a great enemy of relationships. We become preoccupied with making a living, doing our work, paying bills, and accomplishing goals as if these tasks are the point of life. They are not. The point of life is learning to love.
Love will last forever. Another reason to make love our top priority is that it is eternal. Love leaves a legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth. In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to figure out that nothing matters more.
The best expression of love is time. The importance of things can be measured by how much time we are willing to invest in them. The more time you give to something, the more you reveal its importance and value to you. If you want to know the person's priorities, just look at how they use their time.
Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can;t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time. Its not enough to say relationships are important, we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless.
The essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves. Men, in particular, often don't understand this.
The most desired gift of love is not diamonds, or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Love concentrates so intently on another that you forget yourself at that moment. Attention says, "I value you enough to give your time, you are making a sacrifice, and sacrifice is the essence of love.
You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. And the best to love is now. Why is now the best time to express love? Because you don't know how long you will have the opportunity. Circumstances change. People die, children grow up. You have no guarantee of tomorrow. If you want to express love, you gotta do it now.
The best use of life is love. The best use of love is time and the best time to love is now.
This is LIFE its all about........LOVE!
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