Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Well whadaya'll think? I know I love to be loved and love to be needed. What are your thoughts? wtg chelle! That's actuall virtually every human's desire. That's why God created Eve for Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCat Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Thanks Mrs. Bro.....How does it make you feel when that desire is fulfilled? Not arguing(sp?), but I thought our desire was Him.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 We have a fleshy (human) desire, and then we have a spiritual desire. And it's not a bad thing. If God meant for everyone to be alone, then he would not have created woman for man. But He did. He knew that we'd get lonely in our life here on Earth, so He created someone to keep us company. How does it feel? There's a feeling of completeness. A feeling of reassurance, of knowing you'll always be loved and accepted. It's the knowledge that no matter what happens, you will always have your spouse and your spouse wil always have you. It's a desire to serve one another in love, to serve God through our actions to each other. I don't really know how else to explain it...so I do apologize for not being able to do better in explaining how it feels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCat Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Do not apologize...Sometimes our words will not form what our body feels. In the simplest terms when I feel loved or needed it is like...My heart smiles...or...My heart is warmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Thank you...that's a very good way to put it! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiringMore Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 i believe your heart smiles(and remember, this is what i say to mean something very sincere, it means a lot and you won't hear me say it on things loosely) but i believe your/my heart smiles when we KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE...when we know we do not have to face life alone...does this make sense?? when we know we are loved, understood, needed, we then know that we are not alone....am i crazy or do you agree?? and b/c of knowing that i am not alone, i feel the sense of belonging... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasJis Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Saying "I love you" is bringing the fragrance of Christ to reality. My family didn't really say "I love you' very much. As we got older, and married, some of the in-laws brought that infuence into the family. We do it now. (That was for you, it's just not the way we do things Al. You probably need a hug and a friendly punch in the arm. :: Maybe you need to start doing it?? Next time you thank your mom for cookies, give her a hug. Didn't you see the commercial? :rolling: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiringMore Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Bump :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmandi Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 ok, i don't have much to say, b/c i think what you have said already is really really good. but i do have a question for you to take seriuosly - it was brought to my attention tonight while talking with a dear friend. Without saying the phrase "I Love You" - How else could you say what that phrase "really" means? Using other words. ok katt, track, sallycat, chelle, chuckie, desiringmore, emalouhow, and all you others - are you up to the challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Saying "I love you" is bringing the fragrance of Christ to reality. My family didn't really say "I love you' very much. As we got older, and married, some of the in-laws brought that infuence into the family. We do it now. (That was for you, it's just not the way we do things Al. You probably need a hug and a friendly punch in the arm. :: Maybe you need to start doing it?? Next time you thank your mom for cookies, give her a hug. Didn't you see the commercial? :rolling: ) haha... one time after watchin a 7th heaven about this i was all hyped to do it.. but it just created awkwardness.... :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmandi Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiringMore Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) someone sent this to me tonight...so i thought i would share...see what ya'll think about it..... "Charity is love in action. This Greek word is agape. It is one of four Greek words that mean love. The first three words were based on a relationship, like parents, brothers/sisters, and friends. The first three words said I love them because they love me? They are my parents, brothers/sisters, or friends. The Word agape did not even exist before Jesus was born. It is a love that is not based upon relationship or feeling. It is a love that is based on a choice to love and do one's best for someone else no matter what. It is choosing to love no matter what and finding a way to put that love into _expression in a way that those around you will understand. It is choosing to love someone even when they don't deserve it or "love you back". It takes a relationship with Jesus to be able to do that." When we say those words, "i love you" do we really mean this kind of agape love? to be honest, i never heard those words said to me and meant growing up, or if i did, it was RARE...i can count on my one hand how many times my dad has ever said those words...i can count on two hands how many times others have said those words and meant it...something some people can say so loosely yet with my family and my friends i have wanted to see and not hear it especially if they were empty words.....yet i know my dad loves me...it has made my heart smile when he would utter such words as I LOVE YOU.....but those words are empty if you only say them...when there is nothing behind such words...sometimes when i say those words i ask myself what i really mean by that...when i say i love my friend, how deep does that love go? what does loving them mean? those words cannot come from my lips unless they are true---b/c i have heard those empty words come from others lips and the pain that goes with it when you realize they are empty....i have tried to find a talk that i wrote a couple years ago...yet i fail to find it at this moment...could be b/c it is about to turn 1am...i will attempt to find it and then post bits of it.... when i think of the phrase "i love you" without saying those words....i think of such things..... spending time with someone, going out of your way to do something for a friend, sharing with one another, listening to one another, washing someone's dishes, helping someone with their homework, doing little things to brighten someone's day, struggling alongside a friend who is struggling, walking alongside someone who is hurting, carrying them if needbe, allowing another to cry on your shoulder when that is all they have the strength to do, thinking about someone even when they are not right in front of you, praying for someone, allowing another person to see they are not alone b/c you are there and love them....the words mean more than TELLING...and possibly beyond SHOWING....and really, its about BEING.... "Carry you to Jesus" by Steven Curtis Chapman I will not pretend to feel the pain you’re going through I know I cannot comprehend the hurt you’ve known And I used to think it mattered if I understood But now I just don’t know Well, I’ll admit sometimes I still wish I knew what to say And I keep looking for a way to fix it all but we know we’re at the mercy of God’s higher ways and our ways are so small But I will carry you to Jesus He is everything you need I will carry you to Jesus on my knees It’s such a privilege for me to give this gift to you All I’d ever hope you’d give me in return Is to know that you’ll be there to do the same for me When the tables turn And if you need to cry go on, I will cry along with you, yeah I’ll give you what I have but still I know the best thing that I can do Is just pray for you I’ll carry you I’ll take you to Jesus on my knees "It is a love that is not based upon relationship or feeling. It is a love that is based on a choice to love and do one's best for someone else no matter what. It is choosing to love no matter what and finding a way to put that love into _expression in a way that those around you will understand."---this is my favorite part about what i posted up top....it speaks to me....so, am i just tired b/c it is 1am or am i just totally crazy?? you tell me... Edited January 30, 2004 by DesiringMore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiringMore Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) some of what I LOVE YOU means...especially the unspoken I LOVE YOU....forgive me, my brain is almost out of juice...2am... my desire for their happiness, the desire to let you know that i care for you so much that i would put your ultimate good above my own, i would sacrifice anything for you, when my heart cannot help but to have compassion on another, to see them as Christ sees them.... I babysit all the time...to say that i love them often not only makes my heart smile but the kind of response i get back from those cute innocent kids i know their heart smiles as well...especially in those times that i have to correct them or discipline them, i tell them, "elijah, you shouldn't have done that, but you know what I LOVE YOU"....and as he lays his head upon my shoulders and says those words back to me, my heart melts....but even kids need to be shown such love and not just hear those words...when the words come and action follows or vice versa, you see those words in a whole new light..... Edited January 30, 2004 by DesiringMore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperdulia again Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 you love me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZEr Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 DM, I really dig what you're saying. Especially up above when you say "You're my Heart smiles" . . . because I totally get the love vibe only when I feel like the other person becomes a presence for me, someone who makes me feel "not alone" I think too that love is something you can only get after you've given it. I think about being a kid and saying to my mom "I love you" it really was more an expression of need, "I need you" or rather, "I recognize that you are necessary to me being me." Somehow, even now when I say "I love you" I only say it to people who I acknowledge as people who make me aware of my need for them. I say "I love you" to only a few people. Mainly my family, and a couple of friends (who happen to be guys). I would never have been able to say that to a guy a few years ago, not only becasue I would have thought it completely gay, but because I could never have acknowledged that I need another person, especially someone who I didn't intend to pursue a relationship with. All my life I have used "I love you" sparingly. I've only said it to one girl, I've only said it to 4 friends . . . But I've said to many many chidlren that I worked with, especially at the Orphanage. To those kids I said it almost every day. And I meant it. But not in the same way I meant it for my friends, or that one girl, or my family. In fact, to the Orphans I said it because I wanted their happiness and I wanted them to know what Love was. This has got me thinking . . . I'm off to read Dorian Gray . . . well, night~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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