What is Love?

A friend called a couple of days ago. She had marital problems and after the call, I started to ponder and wonder what is the true meaning of love. What does love entails? How do you define love? It's hard for me to totally understand and figure it out and obviously, I go back to the bible to find my answers.

1 Corinthians 13
The Greatest Gift

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

This is God's definition of love. Love is never easy. When Babe and I started dating, it was rosy and lovey dovey for the first couple of months and then when we got to know the more we fought and there were times that we had real bad thunderstorms. Then things calm down and we got married and sure, we have our ups and downs but overall, God has been great. Praise God for it.

I did learn from my friend's shit. Marriage is not to be taken lightly and that in a marriage, love, patience, understanding and everything. I choose to believe that marriage is till death do us part. That is a difficult concept and theory because that are times that I think it'll be easier to throw in the towel and walk away. But is that what God wants? It's not easy listening and heeding God's call. But at the end of the day, I know it is all worthwhile. Whatever it is....I'm glad that I married Babe. I know it sounds corny, but the first time I laid eyes on Babe, I knew that he's the man that I want to marry and spend the rest of my days with him. I'm glad that I married my best friend and there's nothing more that I can ask for.

So in conclusion....Love is never easy but love is rewarding. My heart still palpitates when I wait for him at the airport. I'm glad to wake up next to him in the morning. I'm glad that he's the last person that I see before I go to bed and the first person I see when I wake up. Everyday, I thank God for him. He's the best thing that happened to me! Babe, I loveeeeeee you! And friend, will pray for you.