"...The one true innovation."

Love.
I know the last post was about love, but a wise man once said, (sang) "Love is the one true innovation. Love is the only art."
-Bullet Soul, Switchfoot

It's a very common topic of the Bible. And it's something that I think we as human beings might think we have figured out, but then God will wake us up from our arrogance and show us that this incomprehensible emotion that He only can give is something that's growing. Jon Foreman describes love as being a song. Something with so many parts that can't all be taken in at once. It's a masterpiece carefully crafted by God.

Very recently, I've been thinking a lot about what I believe love is. I still don't know. And though I might not ever figure out fully what it was meant to be, I can tell you a little bit about what we, the human race, have made it.

Something exclusive. Social title seems to deem weather or not someone is lovable. I'm not talking about racism or about being rich or poor. I'm talking about things like friendships. We've made love something that has to be deserved or earned. But that's completely unbiblical. Where has God ever shown us that love is something deserved. We were completely undeserving of His love, yet here we are, basking in it everyday.

Or another way to see this is through teenage relationships. Recently I've begun to wonder why must you be dating someone to love them or to be there for them. Or just even to do the little things like talk to them at night or help them through there problems. Sure, girls do this with each other all the time, and even guys from time to time, (though we may not always admit it). But when a girl calls a guy simply because she wants someone to talk to, why does that mean that they should be dating. That's simply showing love for one another which is one of the greatest commandments.

Social title is one wall we've built around love. I pray that we could find a way to bring down this wall.