"There is no fear in love, but perfect fear cast out love," 1 John 4:18
This rule is a cover for all other rules. I've been passionate about love for a long time and even been referred to by others as a "love guru." However, recent events have made that fact seem strangely unbalanced with what has happened to me in my own love life. I feel like I should apologize to those that looked at my love-life as something close to perfection; however, let it be known, there is no such thing.
There is no perfect time, no perfect place, and no perfect person for love to be perfect. And nobody can love perfectly, except God. Even if all the "rules" are followed to the "t". We do our best, and we hope for grace where it's needed and deserved. We also need to give grace where our loved ones fall short. But more importantly, we don't fear because fear makes love impossible. The only way we can continue to believe in a love that is great, is if we have faith in God's love and look towards him for the love we need. And the only way we can believe in a love that is great with a person, is if we "cast out" fear from our minds. Whether that fear is coming from past relationships, the relationships of others, or simply the fear of loving for the first time; those thoughts must be taken captive and then released from our heads. As we get older and more cynical, this only gets more difficult. Yet, I beg you, take a hold of the Holy Spirit and stand for hope, even if you're the last person who does.
Another great verse, "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us," Romans 5:5
A proper disclosure should be inserted; a lack of fear is not a lack of brains. Still do your best to do it right.
