We become obsessive
We kill each other
We overeat as in “I love cake”
We try to control another
We allow ourselves to be controlled
We say things we don’t mean
We say things that are mean
We make stupid decisions for our lives
We lose our definition
We are too permissive
We are too authoritarian
We become stalkers
We become overbearing
We become insecure
We become insensitive
We take each other for granted
We cease to work on ourselves
We compromise our future
We compromise our morals
We compromise our desires
We compromise our character
We blind ourselves to the truth
We lose touch with reality
We turn our back on our family
We become foolish in our decisions
We become co-dependent
We overlook sin
We sin
We overlook flaws
We overlook problems
We go into debt
We abuse
We get abused
We manipulate wrongly
We are manipulated
In the name of love we commit atrocities on ourselves and others. Yet,
1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Do we know God? Or do we think we know love? They are inseparable. Do we understand what love is and will we adhere to the principles of love as God has directed or will be continue make a mess of our lives in the name of what we think is love?
Pastor Susan 