what does it mean to say "i love you"

It's funny how you think of things at the weirdest times...but a great time for self reflection and introspection is when you're exercising.also a good time to speak to God.

what do I mean when I say I love you? [as Christians, the love we speak of should be the love we are called to love others with right?]
we say "I love you" many times in our lives to many different people. love has 7 types, so does this mean that we mean a different thing each time we use this ubiquitious phrase?

to love is...
to accept regardless of their idiosyncracies
to forgive and give grace without end
not to judge or form opinions
to listen and understand
to comfort, support and build up

in the weirdest of times, i suddenly feel as though i can't say those words, because i don't know what i mean when i say it. its scary to doubt yourself like that, when things seem to be a bed of roses...

growing up's not fun

Had a nice conversation with T the other day about taxes...
Child relief is only $2000 per child ! I'm worth so little haha.
It was nice to discover that income tax on married couples is on the individuals, apparently that works out to less tax....

funny how framing can change ppl's answers to lifes important questions...

Girl: Dear, will you still marry me if I don't want to have kids?
Guy: Er....[stunned look n pauses for very long] Depends.
Girl: [gives him the shocked look]
Guy: I want to have kids dear...
Girl: I was kidding la, just wondering...

a while later

Girl: Dear, will you marry me if i can't have kids?
Guy: Ya, no choice right?
GIrl: What's the difference if I can't have kids or don't want to have kids?????
Guy: This is boh bian ma, that one can force wat....

God what are you trying to tell me?

Loving Out The Fear By Jon Walker

All of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds. (1 Peter 3:8 NLT)

God enables us to love the fear out of one another.

We drive fear from our families and friends by loving one another so supportively that every one feels safe inside the group (1 John 4:18). This safety allows us to bring our humanity into the open, including all our pain and joy, our ups and downs, our victories and defeats.

It means you give to others the same uncommon safety Christ gives you – to be real, to be sad, to be messed up and confused, yet to be loved.

God challenges us to create a Christ-community where we love like our lives depend upon it (1 Peter 1:22) and where we can each “live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28)

We’re to weep as one and celebrate as one, caring for each other equally (1 Corinthians 12:25-26) as we comfort and confront, warm and warn, cherish and challenge within an atmosphere of supportive safety.

Loving the fear out of each other requires that we develop:

Tender hearts – We give support to each other because God gives us support, and we’re to encourage others with the encouragement we receive from him. (2 Corinthians 1:4) In the New Testament, the word ‘support’ can literally mean “to increase one another’s potential.” (Romans 14:19 NJB) We strengthen one another by extending love, instead of fostering fear, and we do that by offering relationships that are safe and sympathetic.

Humble minds –True humility focuses on the worth of others. We understand our value in Christ, and we understand that God shapes each of us for a unique purpose.

Godly eyes – Loving the fear out of our family and friends – in fact, loving the fear out of the world – means we see others for what they can be, not for what they appear to be now. Jesus called Peter a rock when the fisherman was still acting on impulse (Matt. 16:18), and God called Gideon a mighty man of courage when he was hiding from the enemy among piles of grain. (Judges 6:11-12) God calls us to encourage and affirm each other (1 Thessalonians 5:11), seeing those around us in terms of their purpose and mission in life.

So what?
· God enables us to love the fear out of one another. You can love the fear out of others, and you can allow the fear to be loved out of you.

· We exhibit tender hearts when we say to one another:
· It’s OK to have a bad day.· It’s OK to be tired.· It’s OK to admit your mistakes.· It’s OK to say your marriage is failing.· It’s OK to confess your addiction.· It’s OK to share you’re scared.· It’s OK to want a day away from your toddler.· It’s OK to grieve this loss.· It’s OK to doubt, to be confused, to cry.

· We exhibit humble minds when we say to one another:
· It’s OK to be happy you got a new car.· It’s OK to celebrate that you got a huge raise.· It’s OK to joyfully tell us you lost 17 pounds.· It’s OK to say you won the sales competition.· It’s OK to shout “Hallelujah!” because God’s presence in your life is so good.· It’s OK to tell us these things because we will be as happy for you as if these blessings had come to us, and we will join you in hearty celebration.

In HIS time

Tertullian (150–220 AD) wrote, “[Do not regret] a thing which has been taken away . . . by the Lord God, without whose will neither does a leaf glide down from a tree, nor a sparrow of one farthing’s worth fall to the earth.” (Our Daily Bread)

Is this a step of faith??

I said to the man Who stood at the gate of the year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied, “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God That shall be to you Better than the light And safer than a known way!”
So I went forth And finding the hand of God Trod gladly into the light.
- by M. Louise Haskins

Ecclesiastes 3:11"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:"

In His time, in His time,He makes all thing beautiful in His time.Lord, my life to You I bring,May each song I have to sing,Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.
In Your time, in Your time,You make all thing beautiful in Your time.Lord, my life to You I bring,May each song I have to sing,Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.

In HIS time

Tertullian (150–220 AD) wrote, “[Do not regret] a thing which has been taken away . . . by the Lord God, without whose will neither does a leaf glide down from a tree, nor a sparrow of one farthing’s worth fall to the earth.” (Our Daily Bread)

Is this a step of faith??

I said to the man Who stood at the gate of the year, “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied, “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God That shall be to you Better than the light And safer than a known way!”
So I went forth And finding the hand of God Trod gladly into the light.
- by M. Louise Haskins

Ecclesiastes 3:11"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:"

In His time, in His time,He makes all thing beautiful in His time.Lord, my life to You I bring,May each song I have to sing,Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.
In Your time, in Your time,You make all thing beautiful in Your time.Lord, my life to You I bring,May each song I have to sing,Be to You a lovely thing, in Your time.