We glamorize Valentine’s Day, pretending that everyone loves it, but do they? Lots of people don’t have a sweetheart or even a good friend to share the day with. Many a heart is broken from loss or loneliness. Why even God has been through that.
God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. (Genesis 6:5-6, MSG)
If you are one of the disillusioned on February 14th, remember you are not alone. Why not send a card to another lonely soul and remind them that whether or not a ‘special’ sweetheart ever appears, somebody even more important loves you!
What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. (1 John 3:1a, MSG)
Prayer: Father God, we thank you for loving us in spite of your own broken heart. Amen
Brenda J Wood
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Good thoughts, Brenda. Sometimes we assume the order of the day to verify our worth - but sometimes we have to stop listening to what society [or Hallmark] dictates and listen to our worth in God's eyes.
ReplyDeleteSo true. The pressure to conform to the occasion du jour is formidable, and very disheartening for many. I like your solution, Brenda. Even without Hallmark, God still loves us! Yay!
ReplyDeleteTruer words were never spoken Brenda, so many are alone on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day like so many other special days in the years tug at the heartstrings of the brokenhearted, although we never get over it, we do get through it with God's grace. So for we believers every day is a special day because we always have the one who loves us. Having known much heartache over the years my heartaches when I remember the heartache my sinful actions have caused the Lord. All who have sinned have broken his heart over and over again.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments...It's good to know that others understand because they too have had their share of heart ache...
ReplyDeleteBrenda J Wood
Thank you all for your comments...It's good to know that others understand because they too have had their share of heart ache...
ReplyDeleteBrenda J Wood
It's always good to hear the other perspective on these holidays, and to remember that not everyone celebrates with the same joyful heart. Thank you for your thoughts Brenda!
ReplyDeletePam Mytroen
Thank you from someone with a broken heart.
ReplyDeleteYou say it well, Brenda.
ReplyDeleteKeeping our eyes fixed on the One who loves us so affectionately is what I, too, have been learning is the best way to combat those times when disillusionment or loneliness has made me feel 'outside the circle'.
Thank you for blessing those who might be feeling that pain this month.
Brenda L.