What Love Is Not

I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday to pick up a few supplies for a craft I am trying to finish. While I was there, I saw this sign...

 

And it made me mad. Really mad. Like so mad I had to walk back to the aisle and take a picture of it so I could talk about it on here.

 

To me, it makes complete sense while 50% of marriages end in divorce. From the time we are kids, we are inundated with things that tell us something similar to this. So when we grow up and fall in love, we go into it with unrealistic expectations. Because as wonderful and amazing as love is, it is anything but easy. It takes work, dedication, and lots of time. I love my husband more than anything in the world. Which means, no matter what happens I will be there by his side through it all. But life isn't easy. People die, lose their jobs, struggle with health issues, and all other kinds of things Satan throws at us. Staying by someones side through an addiction, or an affair, or even just a job loss is one of the hardest things can do. But people do it everyday because of love. Parents sometimes have to sit back and watch their children make bad decisions, and I can only imagine how unbelievably hard that must be. But parents let their children make mistakes so they can learn and grow. And they do it because they love them...even when it isn't easy. God sees us sin daily (make that hourly probably) and yet He still loves us. He tells us that watching us sin breaks His heart. But he forgives us and gives us a million second chances...because he loves us.

 

All this to say, I think it's time we take a stand and teach kids the real meaning of love. Because while nothing about mine and Chris's relationship has been easy, but it has been completely worth it!