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- The Bible says, “Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”.(Mathew 12:34). Watch what your companion speaks out of the mouth. If they say something to the effect of “That’s why I hate you, nah I’m just playin’, you know I love you”, then DO NOT overlook his/her statement. It was obviously on their heart if they said it. Also, see what songs are on their mind. If they all of a sudden start singing break up songs, flirt songs, or songs about being a pimp, that might be what’s on their mind. Catch my drift?
- You can never ever buy true love: The bible says in Songs of Songs 8:7 “…If a man tried to buy love with everything he owned, his offer would be utterly despised”. If a man or woman buys their companion gifts every time they mess up or do you dirty, it doesn’t fix the problem. Gifts are nice though. They’re just not worth your purity. Keep it clean ladies.
- True love is not lust: In James 4:3 it says “And even when you do ask, you don’t get it because your whole motive is wrong-you want only what will give you pleasure.” Your lover might be asking God for alone time with you, God wont allow it because all he/she wants is sleep with you to please their bodily pleasures. This is not love but lust. Don’t always try to pleasure your companion. The Bible says in Proverbs 6:27 “Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?”. Fire the person’s emotions up for sex and they’ll be ready to burn.
- Sex outside of wedlock is not true love: If they really truly love you then they can wait.
- It says in Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace…”. Also it says in 1John 4:8 “But anyone who does not love does not know God – for God is love”. So replace God in the first scripture with the word love. If your companion likes disorder and has that contentious spirit, always wanting to fight and argue. They aren’t very serious about loving you.
- Ever heard an old saying “You got to learn to love yourself before you can love anyone else?” Well it’s in the Bible somewhere. I just couldn’t find it. But anyways, if the person is always grieving about his or her mistakes or feels depressed about any aspect of his/herself, ask yourself “Does this person have room to care about me even though he/she doesn’t love his/herself?”
- Take the time to look into your lover’s eyes: The eyes can tell it all. In Luke 11:34 it tells us that “Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul”. If they are always giving you the “evil eye” and every time you look at them it’s uncomfortable, then that’s not good. It should be a joy to see your companion, if not then you need to check your relationship.
- In 1John 4:18 it says “There is no fear in love But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love”. For the ladies who think that it’s alright to love their boyfriends even though they hit and push them, if he loved you he would not punish you and instill fear in you because love drives out fear. Your boyfriend/girlfriend shouldn’t be afraid to hold hands in public, meet your parents, and should especially not need to hide their face from another member of the opposite sex. These are signs that he might be hiding something.
- Love is patient, and true love waits: Long suffering in the Bible translates into patience, and it is love. Watch your companion’s patience. If they are constantly snapping at you because you are taking you time, and rushing you most of the time he/she is not showing love. If they show constant patience with you this is a plus. Do you think that God would shove and push and rush you? Remember, God is love. You can substitute God for the word love in that question, because God is love.
- The greatest true love of all is the love of God, you can’t top God’s love: It says in Isaiah 54:10, “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who had compassion on you.” The truest act of love is the love that Jesus Christ has for us. For in 1John 3:16 “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we out to lay down our lives for our brothers.” That’s true love.
Yo Dustin man that was a great article u did. Yes, you were right there is no true love but the love of Jesus Christ who died for us. You were also right when you said that to love others, we have to love ourselves first. Gods love is unfailing he’s the reason for everything good. We thank him for his son Jesus and this world that he created for us and we should all worship his holy name for he his not just my god, but all of our gods for who believes in him.
Aww man big bro that was great!!!!And so true…all of this will be a big help to all who read it and those scriptures was on point they lined up wit everything you said. Praise God for you!!
Yo homey! That was a nice article. It really blessed my soul. Im gonna actually use some of this advice. Thanks man!!!
Hey Dustin,
Thanks for the comments on my poem. I enjoyed your article very much, It contains advice that people could really benefit from. I will be dropping in from time to time.
Great article Dustin!
Great Article. So many people looking for the false ‘love’ they see on the boobtube, internet, or hear in contemporary music that they may never find the right person they could have found had they waited.
Hi Dustin, that was a beautiful article. Wow! A man of God! You wrote many truths in that article. I pray many will read this. Keep up the great work. I really enjoyed it and passed it on to my daugther. God bless you abundantly!!
Thanks for stopping by on my poem. Interesting outlook you have, same as many others though and that is a good thing!Be strong and stay true to your beliefs!
…oh, AND one more thing Dustin. The next time you stop by my article and want me to check out YOUR article, please leave a link to your article in the comment (it’s kind of heard to find people here-maybe it’s because I’m still fairly new and still trying to get familiar with this place).
Hey but this is just the start – what about “Love is patient and kind, love is not envious or boastful, arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way. It is not irritable or resentful. It does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth…” 1 Corinthians 13 from v4. This chapter is the greatest teaching on love in the bible.
You have a vote on your article from me. Great article.
JaButty, well im thinking about writing a sequel to this article. This is not the last of it.
Thanks for letting me know about this through my article. I liked it, but sorry I did not have the time to read it all. I will later though. Bye.
You gave a good piece of advice in your article , that is needed so much these days. It is important to have godly standards, if you want to meet your true love. When I was single even christians laughed at me because I said :” I am not going to date anybody and I won’t kiss a man unless he is my husband”. They said I will never meet such person but I did, he had the same standards. He didn’t want to play, he wanted a godly wife who would be with him for a lifetime. We got engaged during our second longer conversation and got married two months later. Today ,7 years into our marriage, we are still having our honeymoon, while those who laughed…are still alone.
God Bless you Dustin!
P.s. I think it would work better if you tried to write in paragraphs insted in points. It is easier on your readers.
I loved this article. The arguments flow naturally and they are well-substantaited. Many people take the word love more casually than they should. Your views give a clear idea of the many possible turns such a reductionist concept may take, and replace it with some views on a loftier level of love. Thank you very much for posting this.
God’s love was and is manifested in Christ Jesus. If we are to become more like Christ then we should be able to exhibit that true love. I know I am a work in progress but Gods love is unfailing.
This is really great. I saw ur comment on my article daybreak, thanks a lot.Pls don’t stop doing what you are doing.