Have you ever been head over heels in love?

• You were so in love you did not know up from down.
• You acted silly but didn’t care.
• You wanted to spend every single minute with your loved one.

Have you later realized that was not true love?

So often we get the meaning of true love all wrong. We focus on the temporary:

• Physical attraction
• Common interests
• Popularity
• Desire to love or be close to someone

None of those are necessarily bad. However, true love means so much more. Love that lasts means moving beyond puppy love to:

• Commitment to the loved one, regardless of circumstances
• Willingness to give 100 percent, not 50-50
• Being there for one another when life gets hard

At the same time, we want to keep true love lovely by:

• Talking and laughing with one another
• Sharing fun times
• Hugging and saying “I love you” often

That helps keep us head over heels in love with our loved one for life.

Above all, we want to follow the ultimate example of love – Jesus’ unconditional, sacrificial love.

“You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes” (Song of Solomon 4:9 NIV).

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