Season of Love

So church today was pretty fitting given that Valentine's Day is tomorrow; we talked about Love and Marriage.  Everything was related to how God needs to be your number one love and priority if you want your other relationships to be successful. There were some really great points made that I thought were really cool.

Essentially if you try and fill the void in your heart with love/marriage you will face a variety of difficulties:

1. You will compromise more than you should: When getting love/a relationship is so important and seem like a necessity, you will sacrifice other essential components in your life. You begin doing things you should not do for things that you shouldn't have. Determine what your core values are and be sure that the person you find excepts and loves you for all of you.
2. You will have unreasonable expectations: You will expect your relationships to meet needs that really only you and God can offer yourself. It's okay to have some guidelines for the people you share your heart with (such as respect, consideration, etc) however when you begin getting upset and disappointed more often you need to evaluate if your expectations are unrealistic. Is the person a bad person or are you asking them to fill a avoid that only you can?
3. You always end up dissatisfied: Looking for satisfaction in another human will never fully satisfy you. It might for a while but soon the hidden insecurities will push through. Ask those you love to help you discover and become happy with yourself, but never assume that they are the answer.

The sermon ended by talking about how God is truly the only constant you can rely on in your life. Even when you find special people to share your life with, there's no guarantee how much time you will have with them. No one can predict the future and you need to be okay carrying on on your own with your faith because unfortunately tragedy could bring that about.