Delayed valentine s day thought ...

Hunt For a Lover
All preparations get started early by January for Feb 14th, preparing valentine cards and gifts for their special ones. I saw the huge crowd to where it went analyzing why this has to be celebrated and for what. I wished to know as to whom I should show and pour out my love. Though I got saved earlier during my schooling, knowing Jesus, I was wanting for my parent’s and worldly love. None was there to satisfy my soft little heart which needed infinite love. I wanted to know my true valentine. I was browsing the net to know what a valentine’s day is. I found that it was just to remember the man valentine who gave his life for his wife on account of his love.
Then I went through the Bible. I came to know the true valentine, having brightest days ahead. First I prayed God to give me someone to care when I really felt missing my parents at hostel. It was at this time that the Lord talked to me through John 3:16. It says “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosesoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”. How great this love is giving His only son that too for my cause? Gen 1:26,27 tells that out of love God made me and gave me full dominion over the sea, birds of the air, the cattle etc. And that He had made me out of his own image breathing into me the breadth of life. I came to know that “God needed to have a fellowship wit me”. I really felt ashamed when I realized that Jesus was waiting for a fellowship with me but me a fool was waiting for fake worldly love. I realized that how Jesus would feel if I don’t show my love in turn! I started to love Jesus.

The next verse through which God spoke was exodus20:5 which say that “For I the Lord your God am a jealous God”. Exodus 20:3 says that “You shall have no other Gods before me.” I was happy at this verse because I was sure that I worshipped the one and only living God Jesus. But God talked to me telling that “If anyone replaces His position in my heart and if I give first importance to someone else instead of Him, then it becomes an idol”. I was really guilty, sad and disgusted. It was at this time that I had to forget many people in my life whom I considered so dear. When I self-analyzed myself I found that I had given them much place in my heart that I wasn’t able to live without talking to them. But on the other hand my gracious Lover comforted me. At this point of my life I understood and experienced the true love, care and comfort of Jesus. I understood that it is GOD IS LOVE and not God has love. Love is an essence of God’s character. Life changed. Each minute I used to talk to my Jesus in class and at hostel. He taught me through Exodus19:5 that if I keep His covenant& obey Him, He’ll have me as a special treasure above all people. This was what I expected to get from the world but came to know that only Jesus could have me so special. The youth blood is something which has capacity to show extreme affinity to someone and that’s why Bible says “Remember the Lord in your youth.” When I accepted Jesus as my LOVER, I spent time with Bible and prayer instead of my mobile. I found out what peace is. Praise God.


Tasha Harison