June, often though of as the month of engagements, weddings - the month of LOVE.
Physically the immune system gets a break and is stronger because of little endorphins. These little critters allow to feel like everything is wonderful and that we are able to accomplish almost anything - like, flying to the moon; I could touch the sky; On the wings of Love. If you haven't been there, don't knock it-it's truly wonderful. I've been there and I'm happy that I had that opportunity.
Whether you've experience "being in love" or not, there's something I'd like to share with you.
You are SPECIAL, a wonderful GIFT! You truly are. Isaiah tells us that our Heavenly Father watches us being knitted together in our Mother's womb. Most folks that know me wonder why he didn't change something when I was in the knitting process, but then - Father knows best!
We are not an accident. Even if our parents hadn't planned on us, didn't want us nor choose to keep us. We were never a mistake in God's eyes.
We have each been created in God's image. In Genesis it says, "Let US make man in our own image"… Do you want to see God, look at the people around you and combine what you see, the composite - for we are all made in his image. And don't forget that when God finished the creation, he said, "IT IS GOOD."
Why am I attempting to affirm you? Don't we all need it from time to time? It is imperative for each one of us to able to accept ourselves as we are, to like ourselves as we are. No matter if you are foot loose and fancy free; at the beginning a relationship; preparing soon to vow to fully and completely to be the mate of the other for the remainder of your life; or even one who chose years ago to take that vow.
How are any of us able to share our life with another when we don't like who we are or when we are unable to accept ourselves as we are?
It would be great if we could always depend on the other person to make us feel good about ourselves, but wouldn't that place an unfair burden on the person that we say we love?
Is our loved one expected to wave a magic wand to make us feel the way we THINK we want to feel? I don't know about you, but in my case that poor person would have one very tired arm. My moods and expectations for myself change so many times in a day that I can't keep up, so how could I possibly expect someone else to know what I need when I need it?
Only after I'm able to accept myself as I am - with all of my flaws as well as good points and say, "Ok, this is me. And I'm not half bad!" that I can turn to someone I care about and say, "All I have is who I am and I'm willing to share me with you for better or for worse for the rest of my life."
Isn't that what it boils down to? Job found out in a day that without God all he had was a nagging wife, some fair-weather friends and himself. Our employment, vehicles, homes, clothes, electronic equipment, even our families can be wiped out of our life in the blink of an eye. All there is left then - is God and you.
That's why I used the word imperative earlier. You've got to be able to see yourself in God's image; to accept yourself for the person you are and the person you may someday become with God's help and grace; to like yourself, inside and out.
Don't try to compare yourself with anyone else - it's just you looking in God's mirror. That when and how you can truly say, "yep, this is me and I'm not bad!"
When you have this relationship with God you can be CONTENT in whatever circumstance you find yourself.
Being in love does lose the glitter. At that time the reality of you and the other person sets in. You will find that God IS the sparkle in any true relationship.
If you don't have that relationship with your Heavenly Father, God then perhaps it would be best to cancel everything on your agenda for today and search out that relationship. He's been waiting a long time.