A note on religion, the death of St. Valentine and all things cheese
exciting title huh?

first of all I have to say a very special HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY LEIGH-ANNE WALSTON! What can I say that hasn't been said everyday for 51/2 months now? I love her with everything I got! *muah*

now, on to my thoughts of the day.

First of all, this whole Valentine's day thing, I persoanlly think its something not made up by corprate money grubbers...but bad boy-friends/husbends who can't show someone they love them without special reason, then I look to the amazing number of men huddled over the cards and chocolates today and all I can do is *sigh* and shake my head...if the only reason you do anything special for the someone you supposedly love is so they don't get mad at you...I think you've missed the point all together.

Now truth be told I'm not a big fan of having one day of the year dedicated to showing the person you love that, well...you love them BUT at the same time seeing as how we do have this day, why not put love into it? Huh? What I saw today was ruched boyfriends that frankly don't give a crap about the people in thair lives and really just want to, excuse my use of the phrase, "get laid" ah what a sad sad day my friends...but well, what can we as God fearing Christians do on this day that would reflect who we are?

This leads me right into my next topic I have been thinking about all day. Religion vs. Relationship....as many of you know (especially the K-Crew who have heard my sermons on this in the past) I'm not a very religious person, I refuse to bring myself into the realm of what Christ worked so hard to break down and eventually led to His death. Interesting thought isn't it? But its true, Jesus Himself wasn't religious, in fact he butted heads so to speak with the religious leaders of the world at that time, so much in fact that they would have him killed...

and then today, as a Christian I am called religious...eeek!

lol, even the term "Christian" was first used to make fun of us silly followers of Christ...so I ask you my friends...where is our identity? I pose to you this question. If we are not to be religious then what the heck are we supposed to do?

This brings me back to the poor untimily death of good ol' St. Valintine...well, his day that is...the day of Love, the big V-Day itself. Why don't we get off our religious high-horse and just flat out love...kinda like what Christ taught us. Love thine naighbor and hey....love God as you love yourslef too...three things there in case you missed it. 1) LOVE PEOPLE! I know this is a hard one to really get your mind around...love everyone, doesn't say like everyone but you better have love in your heart and have that heart awful soft too pull this one off... 2) LOVE GOD! I think the key to all this is loving God, and having a relationship with Him, this is the foundation of everything we believe and yet so few get it...relationship relationship RELATIONSHIP! Love Him, godda love Him! :D and 3) LOVE YOURSELF DANGIT! Love who you are, love who you have been made to be, love who you are in Christ. Now, number 3 can be tricky, and may lead some to think of loving themselves in a prideful way...nooooo what we mean here is this. If you dislike who you are, if you can't love God's creation within yourself then how can you ever love God? Thus the reason it states Love God as you Love yourself...it goes hand in hand.

So on this day dedicated to Love, my advice? Fall in love with God all over again :D you'll love it.

Now I am off to talk with the woman I love soooooooooo....bubye for now!
- posted by Kai @ 2/14/2005 04:47:00 p.m.