Today is Valentine’s Day. I never really liked the holiday even now that I have been married for almost 24 years. I don’t know if it really is that important to celebrate romantic love or not. However, the part that bothers me the most is that no one remember that it started out as Saint Valentine’s Day. This holiday that has become totally commercialized had it roots in Christianity.
That’s the point. Today people all over the world are going to celebrate romantic love, but very few are going to celebrate God’s love. I truly believe that all love starts with the foundation of God’s love. I have been blessed to have a wonderful marriage to my amazing wonderful sexy husband. I thank God every day for him. Yet our marriage isn’t a marriage of our two lives. Our marriage is a union of his life, my life and God. Our union wouldn’t be complete without God. God’s love is an huge part of the recipe without it, I think I would feel like there was something missing.
I have to admit that my husband is the most important person in my life and every decision I make, I make think of us instead of me. Yet, God’s still more important. I see my husband as my equal partner in life. I believe he is my soul mate and that somehow his spirit completes mine. The thing is our intertwined spirits still belong to God. My life never belonged to me; I’ve known that since I could remember. I knew that when I got married, I couldn’t promise my life to another without God being a part of that.
So, today when everyone is celebrating romantic love, I want to say a prayer thanking God for the love in my life. I know that my marriage wouldn’t be the same without God. I know that romantic love is lacking without God being a part of it. His love means the world to me. He gives me the strength to love myself as I am and then to love my husband exactly as he is. God provides a strong foundation for our life, our love, our home, and our family. I thank God for giving me that foundation and being there for my family every day.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
