Sketches of Life: I Kissed Dating Goodbye4

Sunday, October 14, 2007

I Kissed Dating Goodbye4

A Slap in the Face

The world may define & defend love in these terms, but the Bible offers a very diff perspective. For the person practicing the self-centered, feelings-governed beyond-my-control love of the world, God's definition can be as startling as an unexpected slap in the face.

God always defines love by pointing to His Son,Jesus Christ.This was the only way our sins could be forgiven. The innocent One took the place of the guilty-offered Himself up to death so that we could have eternal life. God's love for a fallen world is most clearly seen in the death of His son on the Cross.

And all who find forgiveness & life thru Jesus are called to follow His steps- Love others becuz He first loved us. (1John4:19)
Christ's antidote to the poison of self-love is the Cross. "If anyone would come after me must deny himself & take up his cross & follow me."

Christ taught that love is not for the fulfillment of self but for the glory of God & the good of others.
True Love is selfless. It gives; it sacrifices; it dies to its own needs.
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
He backed up His words with actions-laid down His life for all of us.

Christ also showed that true love is not measured or governed by feelings.
He clearly didn't feel like enduring the beating and hanging on the cross and enduring God's wrath for sin. But He SUBMITTED Himself to His Father's will. Jesus's feeling were not the test of His love nor were they His master.

Christ wants us to have this same attitude.

Good feelings are nice but not necessary.

Jesus' e.g. shows us that LOVE IS UNDER OUR CONTROL. HE CHOSE TO LOVE US, TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US.

We need to throw out the misconception that love is some strange "force" that tosses us around against our will like leaves in the wind.

We cannot justify doing what we know is wrong by saying that love grabbed hold of us and make us behave irresponsibly.
That's NOT love.
Instead, its what the bible calls as "passionate lust".

We express true love in obedience to God & service to others - not reckless or selfish behavior - we choose these behaviors.

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Final Destination of Everyone

Money often deceive us, leading us to forget we will die some day. Poor people will die, Rich people will also die.
In the bible, it says to the Rich, today your life will be taken from you, what will happen to the riches you have stored up for yourself.
So be Wise- store up for yourself treasures in heaven which never rot as it has eternal value.
Our stay in this world is but only max. hundred over years..
but compare to life in eternity after death, what seems long here is but only a grain in heaven.

My Zodiac

Angeline's Zodiac Sign - TAURUS

9 may Taureans never slap or sting. Rather, they creep up on you, affect you deeply and leave their indelible impression on your soul. Think of Taurus as a long sensual kiss. A huge tender bear hug. Or an eiderdown on a cold alpine night. Taureans are warm (but sometimes stodgy) customers.

Many Taureans work with their hands. Even if a Taurus is a computer expert and seems more cerebral than manual, nine times out of ten there is a hidden craft or hobby lurking behind the scenes. Taureans enjoy forging beautiful things from natural materials. In fact, they are attracted to all sorts of beauty. Music thrills them. Flowers enchant them. The countryside seduces them. And art is their natural habitat.

Taureans are forever building their own workshops and renovating barns and old churches. They are not only home-loving, they like to get their hands into the cement and slather on the plaster, if only for the tangible joy of playing in the mud.

Taureans do not take kindly to sudden change. They like to be wherever they are supposed to be when it is time to be there. Taureans readily adjust to routine and for that reason make fabulous employees. Precipitous and unexpected events requiring flexibility and resilience may cause Taureans to dig in their hooves and refuse to budge. Bulls are obstinate and determined to hold their ground. It is wiser not to try to talk Taurus out of a sulk. Just let him paw the earth and snort and seethe on his own. Take a tranquilizer and a walk. Soon, when the inevitable becomes blatantly inevitable, Taurus will budge of his own accord, come out of his sulk and go with the flow.

Sensuality belongs to Taurus. Wherever there is pleasure you will find a Taurean plunk in the middle of it all. They love to bask in the "good life." Taureans cannot resist the tug of the opposite sex. When an attractive newcomer arrives on the scene, count on Taurus to see to it that the outsiders have a drink, are made comfortable and have slipped Taurus a telephone number or two.

Taureans are amorous and romantic without being flighty or maudlin. They are tender and don't mind public displays of affection. Love and all of its expressions appeal to the Bull. Taureans can be counted on to stray a bit where sex is concerned, but they never flaunt their infidelities and usually avoid sticky extracurricular entanglements. If you love a Taurus, feed him.