I’M AFRAID TO LOVE!

There are chances of experiencing some deep hurts in love, this is because love gives the other person access to the very fragile, tender and sensitive part of you. The founder of Campus for Christ, one of the father of Pentecostal Christianity, C.S Lewis says ‘To love at all is to be vulnerable.’
But, because of fear of being hurt again, many shrink back into their shell and keep to themselves. If Joseph had said he will not interpret the dream of his fellow prisoner because it was the dream he had that took him to prison and his dream would not have been interpreted too and he would have stayed longer in prison if ever he comes out. Gen. 37:19-20; Gen 40: 12-18

Do not fail to love because you were hurt before, to love is for your good. Remember, that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself and the other person the right to be human; to make mistakes and make amendments can paradoxical make you a far more happier and more productive person. Perfect love damns the consequences of hurt. Love is our access link to constant victory and the thorns in love are there to deter those who are not ready for true success and enduring relationships. If you are not ready to be hurt, you can’t breakthrough in life.
Perfect love does not see hurts he sees beyond, he sees the glory and the beauty ahead.

I John 4:18

“There is no fear in love – dread does not exist; but full-grown love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love-is not yet grown into love’s complete perfection.”

Do not let your fear choose your destiny. The fear of loving has destroyed many destinies; remember you can’t have a rose plant without thorns. The same plant that brought the rose flower has thorns with it.
“Love is like a precious plant, you can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You have to really look after it and nurture it” John Lenon

Love is a heart activity and as such, there will be actions or responses you may never be able to fully explain and some feelings you may never be able to put into words. What the Lord has not given to you to know, you will never know. Deut 29:29
To really love, we must crucify suspicion, trust blindly and go ahead in believing all things. Alexander Dumas (1802-1870) says, “pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together, at the door where the latter enters, the former makes it exit.”
I feel strongly that, the thorns or the hurts we experience in love are meant to deter us from destiny. Jesus in John 14:15
“If you love me you will keep My commands”
It takes love for God and Christ to obey His commandment and obeying His commandment is what determines our success or failure in life (Deut. 28,.John 1:5-9). The enemy does not want us to love knowing the importance of love to our soul and destiny. The answer you need may be in the hands of someone hatred had separated you from – church its time to love.

Apostle Lawrence Achudume
The General Overseer of Victory Life Bible Church Int'l
With branches spread across the globe
Can be reached on victory2life@yahoo.com
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