I found myself asking the question lately who is God to me. Not the who people tell me he should be but who he really is to me. I came up with a few things. Father and friend being two of them. But then my mind ran on 'Lover of my Soul' and I wondered "is God the lover of my soul". And to myself I replied no. I went in search of the answer why. I asked friends what they thought, I spoke to God about it and I got no definite answer until tonight.
On the balcony with some friends, chatting about friendship and relationship it hit me. We don't know true love unless we know God. What it Love? 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 reads " Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
This is what love is. I made a checklist. Is God patient with me and I with him? Am I in anyway envious if him or him me? Does he boast or is he full of pride and Am I? And the list went on and on. After finishing my checklist i deduced on thing. God is the Lover of my soul. He loves me and I love him. There is no big spark that needs to take place. No physical reaction to happen. God loves me and I him. Not the love that is superficial and only comes about when we receive something we desire. Not the kind of love that slips away when we don't get our own way. Not the kind of love that is conditional, but true love. Real love. The kind of love that can only be shared once it is experienced. Now I can sing with all assurity "I love you Lord and I life my voice" Love is the most excellent way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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