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So, my question is... why does it matter WHO I am? Life is not all about me. Feelings are fleeting and ever-changing, thoughts are just thoughts, dreams are only dreams. In the end, who I am (a combination of my feelings, thoughts and dreams) isn't really important - even to me. What IS important is WHAT I am. I am a child of God, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a secretary, a friend. I am a human being and isn't that all I need to be in order to be loved? Some are more "lovable" than others but EVERYONE should be loved by SOMEONE. And in the end, whether it matters or not, all I really want is to be loved. To be loved so much that my many faults are overlooked, that I am worthy of genuine respect usually reserved for strangers. And in the absence of that whole-hearted loved here on earth, I rejoice that I AM loved, unconditionally, in heaven by my Savior. I don't need to be loved by people because my God fills my heart with the glowing warmth of His everlasting love. I may long to be held and to have the undivided attention of the one I love but do I NEED it if he is unable to give it? Shouldn't the Lord be able to fill my need for pure love and devotion? Love is patient - even when desired change takes years, love waits and loves on and even deeper as the years pass. Love is kind - love puts the other first - shows kindness and genuine concern even when shunned. Love keeps no record of wrong - love doesn't remember all the times it was ignored and hurt. Love forgives and loves deeper still. Love always hopes because love cannot give up - there is ALWAYS something to hope for - even when that hope is disasppointed time and time again. The "love" chapter in the Bible says other things but the ones that I hold onto the most are: 1) Love endures all things - love is strong, it is able to withstand any storm or trial; and 2) Love never fails - in the end, sometimes the only thing we have is love and I praise God that I at least always have love to fall back on when all else fails.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that love goes on no matter what and I as an individual do not matter. What I think and feel are not important - what I am here for is to listen, to love and to encourage and I cannot do that if I am too focused on how I feel and what I want. Love is about sacrifice of self.
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