![]() Every part of it.įrom your emotional temperament to your silly quirks.įrom your deepest convictions to your hobbies. And real love cannot be quenched or washed away.Įmbrace your God-created self. Don’t become someone else just to find love, because real love appreciates you just for being you. Don’t settle for a relationship in which you have to hide the parts of you that make you YOU: really and authentically you. Completely, wholly, and transparently me.ĭon’t settle for a relationship in which you are asked to be someone you are not. He loved me for who I was, not for who he wanted me to be.Īnd for the rest of our lives in marriage I am freed to be myself. But those were the things that made me - and that is who he fell in love with. My need to have deep conversations all hours of the day and night. There were so many things about me that John loved, things I never imagined someone could ever love. When the person standing before you is completely transparent you know your love is based on truth, because it’s founded on what is actually there rather than what you wish, hope, or dream could be there. There was never fear of ridicule, judgement, or criticism. And we gave each other the freedom and the grace to do just that. We both believed with all our hearts that one of the keys to finding authentic love was in being real. Never trying to be something or someone we were not. One thing I loved about my dating relationship with John, and something that set him apart from the other guys I dated, is that we were always totally real with each other. Young people I hear from every day through emails, over phone conversations, at talks, and in sessions…longing to be loved, willing to give up everything…even their very self. It frustrates me to see this theme resonating on T.V., but even more so in the world around me. If only to be told that they’re “good enough”. No matter the cost.Ī culture willing to bend and fit into any mold, if only to be loved and accepted, if only to be valued. Not even because of the ridiculous content that they advertise, but more so, because they reflect the heart of our culture:Ī culture so afraid of rejection, afraid to be singled out, and so utterly desperate just to fit in. ![]() All to win back the heart of the witch who just stomped on it.Ĭommercials like this absolutely destroy me. The next few scenes portray the young man living it up with his credit card rewards, no longer the boring man he used to be. In comes credit card advertisement with the solution: You don’t have to be boring anymore! started off by showing a good-looking woman cruelly telling her boyfriend that he was…boring. And that starts with getting real with who you are. In a world where we’re encouraged to be someone we’re not – it’s incredibly important to find someone who loves you for who you are. ![]()
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