Could you be loved
Monday, February 9, 2009
love: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.
If part of the definition of love is to be unselfish, is it possible for a human to be unselfish? If we are always selfish, can humans ever truly love? Obviously we can’t to the level of God, but can we at a level right below him? I can do the loyalty and even the benevolence, but the unselfishness is where I get stuck. You can have loyalty and benevolence while still being selfish. It makes me sad to think that the majority of the time, my love is probably selfish. Maybe I’m being to hard on myself, but it’s hard for me to imagine myself completely separated from selfishness. Pride and selfishness are the sins that I absolutely hate the most. And I want to destroy satan for that.
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 12:03 p
I agree, Leah. I don’t know that I know how to truly love someone. I too am far too selfish.
Monday, February 16, 2009 at 1:06 p
I understand what you’re saying, Leah. It makes me doubt and wonder sometimes what the point of loving is, if there’s no way we can actually be really good at it.
However, I think that I have the capacity to be unbelievably selfish, but on the other hand, when you truly love God/someone else, etc., you begin to put their feelings, needs, above your own. Why? Because as you get to know the Lord/that other person more, you realize that it isn’t really all about you and what you want. You risk so much for the good of someone else, and that’s the beauty of love.
By attempting to be selfless, we can understand in some small way the manner in which God loves us.
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 3:53 p
All you need is love. Love is all you need.