"Love shouldn't be this hard" is like a person trying to play baseball saying "hiting a fastball shouldn't be so hard."
For all the skeptics (like myself), you can respond to this statement by saying "love is not baseball. It should come naturally if two people are compatible'".
The Christian response is, no two people are compatible.
Marriage preparation has been a painful and yet wonderful journey. It is so because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful and wonderful all at once (Timothy Keller). Each day I am reminded how much of a great sinner I am and yet at the very same time I am more accepted and loved in Jesus Christ than I ever hoped.
When I proposed to Michelle, I enacted Jesus' love demonstration when He washed His disciple's feet. Jesus was committed. He was intentional. I am to be like Christ. This is my call.
I will love you
I will serve you
I will die for you
I will stay committed to you
I will not forsake you
I will lead you
I will be patient with you
I will listen you
I will present you holy, blameless and pure to our God
I love my partner... And my affection for her requires committed and intentional action.
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