Anti-Valentines Day

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Well here we are on a day devoted completely to love.  A day where millions of people across the nation are showing their loved ones just how much they love them.  Sadly though this isn't just an ordinary day...this is Valentines Day; a day that comes around once a year and people go "love crazy".  All of sudden people everywhere are telling the people in their lives what they mean to them and how much they love them.

If you noticed the title of this post you may be intrigued as to why I would be advocating an anti-valentines day approach to today.  Let me ask you this question:  Do you think showing our love for others is really best shown in a 24 hour time frame?

What if this phenomenon of letting people know how much they mean to you lasted more than just 24 hours?  What if it lasted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year?  What if we were to be loving people everyday and not just on "Valentines Day"?

Let's look at it from this angle......

When Christ died for you and me on the cross was it because He loved us THAT day?  Of course not!  It was because He loved us SO much EVERYDAY. His actions on the cross was His way of saying "I choose to make this sacrifice today because my love for you is eternal.".     

We need to love like Christ....which means everyday.  We need to not stock-pile our love for one day a year.  We need to show the people in our lives how much we love and care about them all throughout the year...not just on one man-made holiday.  

Now ask yourself this question:  Do the people in your life deserve JUST ONE special day where you tell them what they mean to you; that you love and care for them?

I would hope your answer to that question looks a lot like my answer of "of course not!"! 

So let's take a new outlook on this Valentines Day... 

Let's take this love-driven holiday and make it our day to start becoming actively aware of how we are showing the people in our lives what they mean to us and that we love them. 

Let us not get wrapped up in our worlds version of love, but rather remember the love of Christ. A love that knows no bounds.  A love that never ceases.  A love that continues both day and night.  An ever-constant love.  

Let's make everyday a "love-crazy" day.

Will you join me in making a conscious decision to extend our love to others and let them know what they mean to us not just today but everyday?