The closer we get to Valentine’s Day the stories keep coming.
You’ve seen them too.
There’s the article about 10 ways to love your spouse, 25 Valentine’s Day gift ideas, how to find true love and the top 10 things to do on Valentine’s Day.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m as much a Valentine’s fan as the next girl. And in the event my husband is reading this, I would rather have chocolate over roses any day. 🙂
But what about a love that lasts all year long?
Is there a kind of love that doesn’t fade after February?
True love that lasts forever and a day?
A perfect and complete love that meets all my needs?
A tall order, you say?
I agree.
That kind of love only comes from the One who is perfect. And I’m afraid to burst your bubble, but that’s not your spouse or your partner.
If we’re looking for the perfect match-made-in-heaven-kinda-love, we have to look…well, to heaven.
Our Father, our Maker, is the only one who can complete us. Fully.
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The One True Love
What kind of love could this be that fills us completely?
I’m reminded of a lovely little children’s book that I enjoy reading to my kids called A Love so Big! It’s Amazing!
In it we learn of this indescribable love. It’s just simply amazing!
A love so wide.
A love so long.
A love so high.
A love so deep.
That, my friend, is the greatness of Christ’s love for you.
That is true love!
And I pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love—how wide, how long, how high, and how deep that love is. Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with everything God has for you.
The Bible tells us that we cannot begin to fathom how great Christ’s love is for us. We sometimes try to compare his love with the relationships we have here on earth. But at the end of the day, nothing compares.
Nothing compares to Him
As awesome as my husband is (and I do believe he is), he falls short every now and again. And if I were to look to him with the hope of perfection in my eyes, I’d be sadly disappointed.
Christ, on the other hand, won’t let you down, won’t forget to call, and he certainly won’t forget that you love chocolate (the dark kind, preferably with nuts). 🙂
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Maybe you’re single and longing for your one true love, that perfect love that will fill you up. Well, let me tell you: only Christ’s love fills completely.
And if you’re married and hoping that your husband will be the only love you need, there’s a gaping hole that only Jesus can fill.
Love really is a beautiful thing and there’s something special about being in a loving relationship. But if we look to romantic relationships to fulfill us, we will always be lacking.
So as we contemplate Valentine’s Day, even in the midst of chocolate and flowers, I hope that you will embrace this Jesus-love that is so amazing!
If you want to be truly swept off your feet, Jesus is the guy to know!
How about you?
In what ways has God shown you glimpses of how long, wide, high and deep His love is for you?
How can you share true love — God’s love — with someone this Valentine’s Day?
Let’s exchange stories of His true love in the comments.
Wishing you blessings,
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I am so glad I found you through #HisGraceGirls! You have a beautiful blog and a beautiful smile! Keep singing His praises–His love IS AMAZING! <3
You’re so kind, Vickie! I’m glad we connected too.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you. <3
Hello! I loved this post. You are right Jesus is the only One who can truly sweep you off your feet. His love makes you sparkle! It is way to much pressure to put on any human being. I know I don’t want that pressure put on me I would crack under the pressure! I hope you have a beautiful day celebrating love!
Thanks, lovely Sheila. I agree with you — I’d crack under the pressure too. And sometimes I feel for my hubby having to put up with me and my mistakes. But grace is such a wonderful thing!
Blessings to you, dear friend.
Love this post so much! You are so right! We can’t even imagine how big God’s love for us is! Thanks for linking up with us! #TAKETIME
I’m glad you liked it, Tiffany.
The Ephesians passage is so powerful, isn’t it? May we always stand amazed at the great love of our Father. Thanks for sharing this with us at Grace & Truth!
Hi Jennifer, I am often amazed and blown away by how much God loves me. Thanks for stopping by. I always make it a point to visit Grace & Truth — it’s such a lovely place to be.
I always love visiting your blog Marva. The colors make me happy too. I’m so glad that God’s love is perfect and meets our deepest needs! Thank you for sharing this lovely post my friend!
Valerie, you put a smile on my face and I’m so glad you’ve found my happy place. 🙂 As we go through this week I pray that we will bask in God’s amazing love!
Marva! Love these words. We need reminding that His love is limitless because He is limitless. He gives more than we can ask and provides before we even say “amen.” Now that’s some kind of love. You’re a blessing. Chris
Chris, I’m so glad our God meets our needs and goes above & beyond to give us even more. That’s some kind of love, indeed!
Thanks for stopping by!
I completely agree….Jesus is the guy to know. His love is steadfast, true, faithful, and abundant. It truly is an amazing love. BTW, I love seeing your beautiful face and wonderful smile on your blog. Thanks for joining us at The Loft this week!!
Aww…Leah, you’re so sweet. I think this might have been my first time at the Loft and now that I’ve found it, I’ll be seeing you more often. Thanks for being such a gracious hostess. 🙂
So glad to be connecting with you! A love so Big it’s Amazing can only come from God. I am glad you are sharing this with us today. Nothing more that I love than reading posts exploding with God’s love! What a great message to share. Have a great week and thank you for sharing with us at Sitting Among Friends on Wednesdays. I hope to see you back next week.
Hi Jaime, I’m so glad we connected too! My hope is really to shine God’s love widely so I’m happy the message shone through. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
You are so right! God’s love is so amazing that we can’t even begin to fathom it! Thanks for sharing this encouragement!
Sarah
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Thanks, Sarah. You’re such a sweetheart for stopping by. Glad you were encouraged by this message of love.
“If you want to be truly swept off your feet, Jesus is the guy to know!” I definitely agree!
Thanks for sharing with us at The Loft today!
Good to have you here, Jerralea! Jesus is definitely top of my Valentine’s list! 🙂
OH the love of God is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Isn’t His love amazing? Thanks for visiting, DeAnna. Hope we will meet up again soon. Blessings!
Beautiful truth Marva. Im your neighbor today at Jaime’s linkup
Oh that’s awesome, Susan! I just joined Jaime’s linkup for the first time today. So glad you’re there too. Thanks for the sweet words, my friend!
What a great word, Marva! I was just reading those verses in Eph. 3 about the incredible love of God.
Isn’t it amazing to know that NOTHING can separate us from His Love!!
I’ll be sharing your post today!
Blessings,
Melanie
Hi Melanie, I’m so glad for that good news too. This kind of love I won’t ever want to leave. Thanks for sharing, my friend!
I, too, have an awesome husband but you are right only Jesus’ love leaves us complete!
We’re very thankful for our husbands, right Helene? Thankfully there’s no competition going on, though — they’d have very big shoes to fill. Then again they do, and God bless them for trying.
So happy to make may way over here from Purposeful Faith this morning! “Jesus is the guy to know.” Love that!
Thanks for stopping by, Liz. Jesus is the most amazing guy and he sweeps us off our feet like no other! 🙂 I just love how much he loves us.