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WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

       

       Temisan's mother was a bitter woman. Nothing was ever good enough for her. In her eyes, her home was never clean enough, her flowers were never trimmed well enough, her husband was never affectionate enough, her jewelry was never glittering enough, her friends never giving enough, her pastor never attentive enough, her bank account never large enough and so on, and so on.

       All her life, Temisan had been reminded that she wasn’t a good daughter. “You don’t come to see me as much as you should,” her mother would always say. “Tade’s daughter gave her a big surprise party last week.” “Nkechi’s daughter made her curtains for her kitchen.” “Onome’s daughter takes her out to lunch once a week.”. She would whine and complain always.Temisan was so dejected, Feeling that no matter what she did, it would never be enough to satisfy her mother, she eventually gave up trying and decided to concentrate her care and concern somewhere else. She refused to let her mother's ungrateful attitude get to her.

  Temisan's parents had never enjoyed a good marriage, and after her father died, a new man came into her mother’s life. He wooed and won her heart, and they quickly became engaged. With this new love in her life, Temisan's mother was a changed woman. The grass was greener, the sun was brighter, and suddenly Temisan  was a better daughter.

 “Oh Temisan, I just love you so much,” her mom gushed. “I feel like we are getting closer and closer all the time. You are becoming such a precious daughter to me.”

      For weeks , Temisan could not fathom the reason for this sudden change of behavior in her mother. She had changed nothing about her approach. She still called at the usual time,visited at the usual time,sent the normal quantity of gifts, She didn't do anything extraordinary and all of a sudden, she had become the better daughter!! What could be responsible for this change?? It was not long before she realized through the help of the holy-spirit that the new man in her mum's life was the reason for the change. She now felt loved and sought after.She felt pursued and desired. She also returned the love by falling in love with the man. This overwhelming feeling was the catalyst for the irrevocable transformation that took place in her life and relationships. Her new husband would constantly tell her how beautiful she was and would dot about her like a queen.

       Interestingly,this is just what most us need to break away from that addiction, insecurity, unfaithfulness and decline in our relationships. The greatest love of all is what we have. The bible says behold what manner of love the father has given unto us that we should be called the sons of God. What love could be greater than that of our Lord Jesus Christ who laid down His life to pay for our sins. There's none.

        As Solomon observed, what each of us longs for is unfailing love (Proverbs 19:22). We dream of a love that will stay fresh and new every morning—a love that will never die.

When we understand that we have that love in Jesus, it changes our perspective on life. The sun shines brighter, the leaves wave greener, the scents smell sweeter, and the future is bursting with promise.

It changes everything.

If you have not found that true love in Jesus, He's waiting for you HERE.