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You are correct. Too often people quote these banal phrases that mean very little when examined and often do so much harm.  That is why we are told to “capture every thought”. (2 Corinthians 10:5)

There is nothing wrong with admiring the “beauty” of the opposite sex, but when we “assume” that attraction is “love” that goes too far. Love comes from knowledge and commitment and devotion, and esteeming the other as more important than one’s self, and working to help them in their journey to God’s good in their lives.  Physical attraction should be kept in its safe lane, recognizing that God calls us to cultivate, prune and channel desire in accordance with His higher view and plan.  To truly love we must love “in the Truth”.

Your father’s gift does match mine. How fortunate and blessed you are! 😉

Here’s My Dad’s Gift

My dad took away the stigma of what the term “father” means, by yielding himself to loving God most, before he attempted to parent my brothers and me. He understood that the capacity to love well comes from The One who does love best. So many are tragically suffering under the false picture of what a “father” should be, that they cannot fully embrace the idea of the goodness of a “Heavenly Father”, because of the stigma attached to the word “father” under the example of human failing, abuse or neglect.

My dad is a pastor and has been in the ministry for many years.  He is the same man at home as the man that we see in the pulpit.  I love the man and never had a doubt that he also loves us.  My dad gives the best hugs, my dad is interested in us, and despite his many responsibilities of leadership, he always made time for us when we needed it.

My dad loves big. He loves Jesus most, and I am delighted in that and wouldn’t want it any other way.  I know what it is to love my dad so much that I would not want to disappoint him with bad choices or morally questionable actions.  My father has faults like any man, but he deliberately cleared the slate so that I can get a better understanding of how perfectly My Heavenly Father loves me and you guys!  I am forever grateful for that man who was never too tough to cry, never too proud to apologize (even to us), and never too self-righteous to not bow the knee each morning with the full understanding of the words, “There but for the grace of God, go I.”