Is it easier to love or be loved?
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It is far easier to love, than it is to be loved.
It is far easier for a disabled person to teach someone how to walk, than it is for them to walk if at all.
Love is always with us, because God is always with us, and when we love we are an expression of God.
But when others try to love us, it is all dependant on how we process it, or the barriers we have, or the fears, or the self-image, or how much we love ourselves.
That is why we must love others, as we love ourselves.
The true expression of God is to be able to love others, as we love God, and as we love ourselves.
But we will always be an expression of God, even in our turmoil and self-rejection or self-loathing, because God is always there. When is he ever not there?
We push God out of our perception when we hate God and we hate people, usually because we hate our self. But the fire is never extinguished. That is why I believe there is hope even for the darkest soul. However, the people with the darkest souls, often become an object of hate for those who say they know God's love. They know not what they do. In hating another, you are hating God, because God created everyone.
To me it is a blasphemy against God everyone has been guilty of. Or point me in the direction of a true saint?
It is far easier for a disabled person to teach someone how to walk, than it is for them to walk if at all.
Love is always with us, because God is always with us, and when we love we are an expression of God.
But when others try to love us, it is all dependant on how we process it, or the barriers we have, or the fears, or the self-image, or how much we love ourselves.
That is why we must love others, as we love ourselves.
The true expression of God is to be able to love others, as we love God, and as we love ourselves.
But we will always be an expression of God, even in our turmoil and self-rejection or self-loathing, because God is always there. When is he ever not there?
We push God out of our perception when we hate God and we hate people, usually because we hate our self. But the fire is never extinguished. That is why I believe there is hope even for the darkest soul. However, the people with the darkest souls, often become an object of hate for those who say they know God's love. They know not what they do. In hating another, you are hating God, because God created everyone.
To me it is a blasphemy against God everyone has been guilty of. Or point me in the direction of a true saint?
As fallen humans in a fallen world, most of us seem to gravitate towards what's easiest.
I have to speculate that whatever situation costs us the least of ourselves is going seem like the easiest (and perhaps most attractive) option.
Sometimes people are easy to love; but sometimes you have to chop through a forest of thorns to get to them, and it's up to you to decide which ones are worth the cuts.
A spouse who loves you, works hard, and has your best interest in mind would theoretically be easy to love. But someone who has addiction problems, belittles you at every turn, and does nothing to help in any way is going to take a lot more effort to just like, let alone love.
Some people might say they love you, but their love comes with strings and conditions... and it may be that the price they set upon the love they supposedly offer... is much higher than the value of the actual love they claim to give.
It's easy to accept the love of someone who accepts you at your best and worst.
But the "love" of someone who can accept you when you become what they want might not even be worth all the additional heartache their "love" will cause you.
I have to speculate that whatever situation costs us the least of ourselves is going seem like the easiest (and perhaps most attractive) option.
Sometimes people are easy to love; but sometimes you have to chop through a forest of thorns to get to them, and it's up to you to decide which ones are worth the cuts.
A spouse who loves you, works hard, and has your best interest in mind would theoretically be easy to love. But someone who has addiction problems, belittles you at every turn, and does nothing to help in any way is going to take a lot more effort to just like, let alone love.
Some people might say they love you, but their love comes with strings and conditions... and it may be that the price they set upon the love they supposedly offer... is much higher than the value of the actual love they claim to give.
It's easy to accept the love of someone who accepts you at your best and worst.
But the "love" of someone who can accept you when you become what they want might not even be worth all the additional heartache their "love" will cause you.
L
I maintain it is easier to be loved. It is far easier to accept God’s love than to love God.
It is easier to be loved than to love as a human for a human. Loving means to face the fact that the person you love may not love you. Loving involves risk- rejection. It is not easy. Receiving love is just like taking a gift that is offered to you. God loves us- and it must be very difficult for Him to have given Jesus to die for us- the price of love. We love Him because He first loved us. Our part is easy, His is not.
It is easier to be loved than to love as a human for a human. Loving means to face the fact that the person you love may not love you. Loving involves risk- rejection. It is not easy. Receiving love is just like taking a gift that is offered to you. God loves us- and it must be very difficult for Him to have given Jesus to die for us- the price of love. We love Him because He first loved us. Our part is easy, His is not.
L
Then I would not be me. To love passionately and intensely is me. I am not cautious and I am not circumspect. I love in a risky way, like bungee jumping. I am not a person who loves like someone sedately walking down a staircase, holding onto a banister for dear life, feeling every step with my foot before making a move.
