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RE: What's your definition? - 10/4/2008 8:39:23 PM
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makarizo
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...my brain is fried...too much studying...and my thoughts are not coherent......
that post was crystal clear to me.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/4/2008 11:05:31 PM
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There is nothing wrong with romantic love, but romantic love is not the only love. There's is another love and that is the love that people lay down their lives for each other.
And that loveis teh love that should existin our marriages. (In fact the husband is COMMANDED to love that way)
put your glasses back on!! 
what does "COMMANDED" mean??
to me that means - don't do it because you actually want to... do it because you have to... you are commanded to... you will get fried if you don't carry out this order.
Hey makarizo, I'm not quite sure what your point is here, can you expand on it?
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/6/2008 1:57:34 AM
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Good responses so far and an interesting discussion. But
Does anyone have a definition of love that's different to mine.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/6/2008 2:19:24 PM
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would like to add:
Just when you think you can't give any more, you do.
Just when you think you've had enough, you stay.
Just when you've decided that you deserve more. You give more.
Just when you thought it wasn't worth it, you decide that it is.
Just when you think it's time to give up, you find the strength to stick it out.
With God all things are possible, even loving the seemingly unlovable.
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What if your husband/wife is cheating on you and has no plans to stop? What if they are physically abusive? Or gambling your finances away? Or molesting your children? Would you give more? Stay longer? COnsider the relatioship stll worth saving? A lot of women do. IS that love? Unconditional love?
Sometimes, loving someone means walking away, and stopping to give...not because we don't love them enough...but because even if we can love them more, we have to let God teach them how to love...and maybe they'll learn to love us back...or not....
Wow!  Where did that come from?
Your post makes alot of huge assuptions. I didn't say any of that. Nor did I mention any of those topics or even insinuate anything of the sort.
Those are all good points, however they have absolutely nothing to do with my post.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/7/2008 7:57:03 PM
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makarizo
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Hey makarizo, I'm not quite sure what your point is here, can you expand on it?
doing something because it is commanded.... is a spirit crusher.
if I say that I love my neighbor because I am commanded to, even tho he is a jerk, my actions will do one thing, but my heart will not be in it.
it is the principle.
if you are under the law, you are under a curse. Gal 3:10
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/7/2008 8:13:34 PM
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John_O
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Hey makarizo, I'm not quite sure what your point is here, can you expand on it?
doing something because it is commanded.... is a spirit crusher.
if I say that I love my neighbor because I am commanded to, even tho he is a jerk, my actions will do one thing, but my heart will not be in it.
it is the principle.
if you are under the law, you are under a curse. Gal 3:10
OK. But if your heart's not in it then you are not loving them are you?
Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
It's not about law. It's about love!
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/8/2008 6:47:58 AM
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makarizo
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the husband is COMMANDED to love that way)
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It's not about law. It's about love!
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if your heart's not in it then you are not loving them are you?
if your heart is not in it, they are just words.
James 2:18 is the principle of actions speak louder than words.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/8/2008 12:21:03 PM
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In "most" marriages there will come a day when you will wake up and something will have happened in your marriage that will shake you to the core. You (or they) may not feel love for their spouse at that time because of the "circumstance". They may not feel the love for many days, weeks, months. But they can choose to love that person. They can choose to "act" as if they love that person, hoping and praying that by their faith and obedience the feelings will return. Or they can do what many do, even Christians, and ignore their vows, and ignore the covenant they made with God and their spouse.
It is a choice to love. You do not always feel it.
This is not a hypothetical situation. I have seen it over and over when counciling. I have seen God do miracles in marriages when just one chooses to love. I have also seen many choose to walk away.
I left the "circumstance" undefined on purpose. I am not saying anyone should stay in an abusive situation. That is not what I am talking about at all.
Real, commited, unconditional love requires faith..... and prayer.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/8/2008 7:32:00 PM
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In "most" marriages there will come a day when you will wake up and something will have happened in your marriage that will shake you to the core. You (or they) may not feel love for their spouse at that time because of the "circumstance". They may not feel the love for many days, weeks, months. But they can choose to love that person. They can choose to "act" as if they love that person, hoping and praying that by their faith and obedience the feelings will return. Or they can do what many do, even Christians, and ignore their vows, and ignore the covenant they made with God and their spouse.
It is a choice to love. You do not always feel it.
This is not a hypothetical situation. I have seen it over and over when counciling. I have seen God do miracles in marriages when just one chooses to love. I have also seen many choose to walk away.
I left the "circumstance" undefined on purpose. I am not saying anyone should stay in an abusive situation. That is not what I am talking about at all.
Real, commited, unconditional love requires faith..... and prayer.
I was just talking about that (well, Monday) in another thread....(mind is blank now). But I concur. Well said.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/9/2008 9:48:17 AM
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Love is a man on a tree.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/9/2008 10:25:55 AM
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Love is a man on a tree.
So true lvgfth08. Great first post. Welcome to the forums.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/9/2008 11:21:47 PM
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Just wanted to say that it's been my experience that guys are more emotional than women at times. Their feelings may run much deeper than we realize, it's just that they don't know what to do with those emotions, so they appear stoic. But the more I learn, the more I'm convinced their hunger for love is just as strong, if not stronger, than ours. Guys, am I close?
I don't know that we don't know what to do with them... perhaps it is simply a matter of languages. Very often, we meet people who don't speak our language. They're very articulate in their tongue, but all we hear is gabble.
I would agree that men have deep-running emotions. Why but emotion would guys do half the honorable, heroic things they do for love, for country, and for God? :)
Love is a choice, not a feeling.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/10/2008 2:31:29 AM
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ebony101
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Love is a choice, not a feeling.
Well said.
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RE: What's your definition? - 10/10/2008 12:46:15 PM
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What is love]
James Dobson of Focus on the Family did a broadcast on what is love....here's part 11. I don't know how to get part 1. Wow, it's very enlightening. Everyone should listen to this. His speaker was very funny.
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