I Miss You

I’m experiencing this really strange feeling of missing you every single second of the day, having  a picture of you in my mind and longing for your presence in my life, hoping that someday you’ll be mine..~Author Unknown 

Have you already felt this kind of feeling?

• Longing to be with that person;
• Wanting to see that person's face;
• Desiring to spend the day with that person, even though you've just met...

As Alfred Tennyson says:

I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

But, before you label it as "LOVE", first evaluate yourself.

• Is it just a mere "crush" or as Dictionary.com says:

"A brief but intense infatuation for someone."

• Is it just because you admire something in that person, may it be looks, attitude, or a personality?

• Is it just because almost all of your interests are the the same with that person?

"Love" is much greater than those circumstances described above.

• Love knows how to wait. As Ecclesiastes 3:1,11 says:

 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. 

• Love does not envy, is not proud, is not selfish. As 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 says:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

• Love does not delight in evil, always trusts, always hopes.  As 1 Corinthians 13:7 says:

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 Do not just trust what your heart dictates. The heart purely relies on emotions, and emotions are very quick to fade depending on circumstances, standards, or incidences.

In fact, Jeremiah 17:9 says:

 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.  Who can understand it?

Instead, ask God to lead your heart - for He knows what your heart truly desires and He knows everything that is in your mind as well. Jeremiah 17:10 says:

 “I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”  

And Psalm 37:3-5 says:

Trust in the LORD, and do good;
         Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
 Delight yourself also in the LORD,
         And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
       
 Commit your way to the LORD,
         Trust also in Him.

Entrust to God your heart, you will not be disappointed! :)

© 2011 Erickson Ibana