Because today is valentines I guess God placed it in my heart to try to do a painting to express what true love really is. In this world it seems that we want everything to be black and white. In our lives we do everything possible to keep ourselves safe and protected. We build 401k's to 'take care of ourselves when we get old enough to retire, we cover our shopping carts with disinfectant to protect our children from germs, we take medications to help reduce our chances of heart attack, even hold back parts of our hearts from those we love at times for fear of hurting them or being hurt by them. But the truth is with everyone of the above are just preventative measures that come with no guarantee that they will not fail and leave you in a position that will have been no better than if you'd not done any of them at all. That is why I believe God says things like 'do not store for yourselves treasures on earth but in heaven, and train up a child in the way they should go and they will never stray from it and last but not least on this day. Perfect love casts out fear....if we believe in Gods perfect love then we know that he will take care of us no matter what our circumstance and we should have no fear because fear has to do with punishment not love. Also if we fully love someone then that should cast out all fear...fear of whatever pain may come from loving someone completely, whether because of rejection, mistreatment or death. Love will bear all things and it never fails. So don't let fear rule your heart, if your going to give your heart give it fully to God and man. Gods perfect love will teach you how to love despite whatever pain that may be caused by the circumstances of our flesh.
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