Valentine’s Day is coming up next week, and I must tell you, it’s one of my favorite holidays. That might sound strange coming from a single woman, as the stereotypical single woman loathes this day and fights with bitterness or jealousy, but I really do enjoy this holiday.
The reason why I enjoy Valentine’s Day has nothing to do with romance. It has little to do with flowers, pink, red, hearts, or cards (though let’s face it, I love those things). The reason I love Valentine’s Day is that it’s a reminder of love: the Father’s love for us, and our love for one another.
While Christmas and Easter are also great holidays for contemplating God’s love for us as demonstrated through His Son taking on human flesh and dying on the cross for our sins, Valentine’s Day has become another holiday for me to comtemplate these huge truths as well.
At this time of year I try to take it a step further, seeking to live out the second greatest commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Because I know that Valentine’s Day can be a temptation to mope, moan, and mourn for single ladies, I try to brighten this day for the single women I know by letting them know that I love and care for them with a simple card, and more importantly, that God does too. It’s really the least I can do for others, considering the great cost of the love God has shown towards me:
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8, NASU
This post is submitted as a part of What I Learned from Love at Middle Zone Musings.
This is incredibly sweet! We can never have enough opportunities to celebrate the love our true Father has for us! You are such a witness for the Lord and how He does cherish and bless His pure, single children just as much and often as those who are married or in a relationship!
Amen and amen!
That is such a great idea to reach out to the other single women you know. Very thoughtful.
The best love of all. Neverending, unfailing and faithful.
♥
Joy
Wonderful truths, Ronnica! Glad you shared that with our “What I Learned From Love” project this month!
Thanks, and a tip o’ the hat!
Beautiful Ronnica. I’m going to give this one to my daughter!
You are very, very sweet Ronnica. To brighten someone elses day is the best thing one can do! Thanks for sharing this.
such good truths and I am trying to figure out how to use this to talk about God’s love for us with my kiddos this year too, my eldest just might get it.
What a wonderful idea! I’m sure everyone who receives recognition from you on Valentine’s Day feels loved and cherished. Love has many forms, and the love of a true friend is priceless. I know God blesses you because of it.
That is an excellent lesson for me as well and something I will be working on this year. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
This was wonderful. What I hate about Valentine’s Day is what I hate about all holidays – the commercialism (how very Charlie Brown of me). Even for the not so single girl it has become a day of obligation for husbands and boyfriends and a day to “prove” something.
I like your take on the holiday so much more. A focus on Christ enriches EVERYTHING. Makes it what it should be.
LOVE YOU Valentine’s Day, and everyday!
That is great!!! I love your reasons for loving Valentine’s Day. Our Father really is the BEST one to show what true love is like! Happy Valentine’s Day!!
:)
~Tabitha~
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Planning for a Valentine’s Program for the folks in our long term care centre, I usually focus on the love of family, the love of friends and conclude the program with a focus on the love of our Heavenly Father. Most of our folks have been widowed and/or single for years, and while they may have celebrated Valentine’s Day more romantically, this is not the focus of their love nowadays. I’m so glad for all the love you give and show to those who need it in your circle of ministry from the Lord.
Very nice post Ronnica!
What a perfect way to remind others just what love really is! This is terrific!
I *love* this idea! We don’t pay much attention to Valentine’s Day because we’ve got so many holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc around it; why add superfluous money-making holidays to the list? I love the idea of focusing on the Father’s love for us though. Thanks!
What a wonderful way to commerate the day. I have gotten to the point that it is just another obligatory holiday for me. If my husband does not love me on the other 354 days, what is one day going to do? I prefer his acts of love all through the year.
Just one more day for Hallmark to make a killing.
What a wonderful way to commerate the day. I have gotten to the point that it is just another obligatory holiday for me. If my husband does not love me on the other 364 days, what is one day going to do? I prefer his acts of love all through the year.
Just one more day for Hallmark to make a killing.
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Ronnica, Not only have you found incredible meaning in this holiday, your post reminds us dads of the great example we have in the Lord. Beautiful post.