04/11/23 LOVE AND DANGER

04/11/23 LOVE AND DANGER 

Two reasons that cause us to draw close and hold tightly to someone.

We are drawn closer to people and cling more tightly to them because of love and danger.

When our love is intensified, it is more evident (to ourselves and others). Love is emotion, but love is far more than emotion (God is love). Emotions become thoughts, thoughts become words and words become actions. Closeness and relationships with others are demonstrated through a touch. Regardless of our personality type, expressing our love and affection is important to both parties in a healthy relationship. Love is communicated not only through words and actions but through intimate affection. Even a hug becomes more aggressive, a hand clasp is more firm. We must be willing to be affectionate. If affection is shown for pets or inanimate things then it can be, it must be shown for people. It may be uncomfortable but it will become easier as we allow it in our relationships.

We also are more obviously "clingy," more dependent on someone when danger is near either because we need them or they need us.

Awareness of another person's importance makes us more attentive and considerate.

This is true concerning our a relationship with God. We NEED to express our love for Him. Remember, He not only loved us, He showed His love through redemptive action for us when we were estranged from Him, and He has drawn close to us in waves of affection. God wants us to love Him and to show our love through obedience, and He wants us to draw near to Him in affection.

We also need to hold onto Him tightly because He is our Refuge, our Fortress, our Shelter in the time of storm, our Rock in Whom we hide.

We need to love more (especially God), we need to trust more (especially God).