was reading jason's post on the 4 of us, so hilarious! haha. pls go read his blog ok! about those people who mean so much to me. hehe.

anyway yes, to the 3 of you, thanks for being that extra shot of caffeine in my life. (taking a leaf out of wanlin's fascinating vocabulary, like "inject into my thoughts.." i'm still waiting for my fantasy novel!) you all make my day. and in some ways help me live thru my days in vjc. you all taught me to love and be loved! plus, the accountability and prayer journals, in a sense, help keep me close to God. yupp i really thank God for you pple. love you all very much okay!! =)

i was reading abt love... yes i know its such a tired and too-oft-discussed topic, but i just have to share this!

to paraphrase Dr. Chapman,
[ falling in love (limerance, the emotional feeling of "love") is not love, because its not an act of the will or a conscious choice. it is not real love because it is effortless; it requires little discipline or conscious effort on our part. the "in-love experience" does not focus on our growth / other person's growth. ]

there's much more to love than the emotional aspect of it.

love is patient
love is kind
and is not jealous;
love does not brag
and is not arrogant,
does not act unbecomingly;
it does not seek its own,
is not provoked,
does not take into account a wrong suffered,
does not rejoice in unrighteousness,
but rejoices with the truth;
bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.
Love never fails.

love is a choice. though probably right now quite a few of the friendships or kinships i have are more like the "in-love" kinda thing more than true love, i will with God's perspective make the decision and take the effort to love when the time comes.. when the ugliness of human nature comes out. worse still, the bad-mouthing or critical words..

why? because if God deems you worthy to be loved, shdn't i do the same thing?

hmm. God's word provides wisdom aplenty. its a joy.. abba help me not take it for granted.