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I would rather be loved than to love.
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I would rather love whether, or not I am loved in return.
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Neither, Love makes me too vulnerable.
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I hate love.
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Rhoni woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
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06-24-2007, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by IAintMovin
In a great vision of dream last night the POLLMIESTER came to Rhoni and said, "WAKE UP AND GO START POLLS............ WAKE UP AND GO START POLLS............ and so she did..........
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"If you poll it, they will come..."
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06-24-2007, 07:40 AM
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Those who love the deepest often end up hurt the most. There is disappointment in love. Love is a powerful force, but so is the hurt from love's rejection. I say this in the context of having to deal with a few marriage relationship problems in the church lately. If a person has been hurt in loving others, it is so important that they ask for God's grace to forgive or they will never be able to love another completely, nor receive love as they should. I speak not only of romantic love here, but love in general.
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06-24-2007, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Ronzo
You'll lose.
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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning!
"My Life Is In Your Hands"
You don't have to worry
And don't you be afraid
Joy comes in the morning
Troubles they don't last always
For there's a friend in Jesus
Who will wipe your tears away
And if your heart is broken
Just lift your hands and say
Oh
I know that I can make it
I know that I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in your hands
With Jesus I can take it
With Him I know I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in your hands
So when your tests and trials
They seem to get you down
And all your friends and loved ones
Are nowhere to be found
Remember there's a friend in Jesus
Who will wipe your tears away
And if you heart is broken
Just lift your hands and say
Oh
I know that I can make it
I know that I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in your hands
With Jesus I can take it
With Him I know I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in your hands
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06-24-2007, 07:43 AM
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My Family!
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Location: Collierville, TN
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
Those who love the deepest often end up hurt the most. There is disappointment in love. Love is a powerful force, but so is the hurt from love's rejection. I say this in the context of having to deal with a few marriage relationship problems in the church lately. If a person has been hurt in loving others, it is so important that they ask for God's grace to forgive or they will never be able to love another completely, nor receive love as they should. I speak not only of romantic love here, but love in general.
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You have penned it well TB!
I also agree that asking for forgiveness is a key factor!
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06-24-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
Those who love the deepest often end up hurt the most. There is disappointment in love. Love is a powerful force, but so is the hurt from love's rejection. I say this in the context of having to deal with a few marriage relationship problems in the church lately. If a person has been hurt in loving others, it is so important that they ask for God's grace to forgive or they will never be able to love another completely, nor receive love as they should. I speak not only of romantic love here, but love in general.
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TB,
Great post.
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06-24-2007, 07:57 AM
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We feel hurt and disappointment when love isn't reciprocated, but there is no real risk involved in loving others unconditionally. And we do reap what we sow...that's one of God's laws. So I think PO would win the bet... 
I don't think we always reap where we've sown...but we will reap... Galatians 6:9
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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06-24-2007, 08:20 AM
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Beaux's li'l buddy............
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06-24-2007, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
We feel hurt and disappointment when love isn't reciprocated, but there is no real risk involved in loving others unconditionally. And we do reap what we sow...that's one of God's laws. So I think PO would win the bet...
I don't think we always reap where we've sown...but we will reap... Galatians 6:9 |
Right. We can be disappointed when love is not reciprocated, but it doesn't mean we won't love or find love again.
Love will always be found, even after loss. It's a Bible principle and it has to work.
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06-24-2007, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
Rhoni,
If you love first, you will always be loved and find love. Not sure I'd "rather" on either choice. I know it's going to happen, so I don't figure in a "rather". The incompatibilities are going to happen. Not every personality is going to mesh. JMO.
It goes along with the scripture in Proverbs, "A man that hath friends must show himself friendly..."
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I have not found this to be the case.........Certainly, loving someone first can be the impetus for the other person to reciprocate - but it's not always so.
We choose who we love and people have the choice not to love someone back.
HERE IS WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US ABOUT WHY LOVE IS LACKING:
Matthew 24:12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
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Why do men who are supposed to be loving and protecting their families kill them?
Why does a boyfriend kill his girlfriend and her unborn child?
Why are there wartorn lands and unspeakable violence across the globe?
Why are there division, hatred, and every evil work in churches across the land?
Why are families torn apart and children turning to drugs and away from church?
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FOR ALL ANSWERS, see Matthew 24:12.
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06-24-2007, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by TalkLady
I have not found this to be the case.........Certainly, loving someone first can be the impetus for the other person to reciprocate - but it's not always so.
We chose who we love and people have the choice not to love someone back.
HERE IS WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US ABOUT WHY LOVE IS LACKING:
Matthew 24:12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
.................................................. ..........................................
Why do men who are supposed to be loving and protecting their families kill them?
Why does a boyfriend kill his girlfriend and her unborn child?
Why are there wartorn lands and unspeakable violence across the globe?
Why is there division, hatred, and every evil work in churches across the land?
Why are families torn apart and children turning to drugs and away from church?
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FOR ALL ANSWERS, see Matthew 24:12. |
I understand your point. I'm reading the premise of the thread as being disappointed or thwarted in love to the point of not trusting anyone.
My point is that not all personalities are able to mesh for the long haul. Friendships are formed and sometimes they don't expand into anything other than an acquaintance. We can't stand there horrified that love was not extended to us for any duration. We have to move on knowing that we will meet others.
We've all met people throughout life that we went in hot and heavy with a relationship and after finding out more personal things about that person we back away knowing that person isn't someone you want to trust your life or feelings with. That's just life. You can end either friends or enemies.
Hopefully, you can end as friends once you've stepped away long enough to know that you were both wrong and right about some aspects of the relationship. If both people are mature I can see them arriving at that point of agreement.
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