Saturday, November 22, 2008

My Unchemical Romance

It's absolutely incredible to say that I'm falling more in love with someone on a daily basis.  Literally.  Every single day my hormones fire off on a greater level.  It's as if love continues to be exciting, thrilling, and all together new.  And it's all about a love affair with Jesus.

It doesn't make sense.  We all know the scientific reasoning behind "love" and falling into it.  We know that the other party's 
pheromones trigger our endorphins to make us excited, feeling fresher than before, and truly "falling hard."  And we also know what happens after about the first six months--those hormones fade and we see our partner in passion through every day eyes.

But this isn't the case with Jesus.  In fact, not a single element of this "chemical romance" holds water with Christ.  First off, He is eternal--residing in Heaven and waiting for us.  There is no physical contact and no exchange of pheromones, which means there must be something more than the physical to draw us to Him.  There's no loss of excitement in this love because everyday we can experience a different part of His fullness in our lives--who He is is too much to grab hold of in a lifetime, let alone six months.  And most importantly, with Christ, there are no rose-colored glasses--when we truly meet Jesus we aren't blinded by love.  We see Him exactly for what He is:  an image of compassion and, most importantly, perfection.  There is never an image that's too good of our Lord's love.

Falling  in love is an incredible feeling.  I encourage you to seek the relationship where you are called to do it daily.

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