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I remember clearly the first time he said “I love you.” We were picnicking on the lawn at my school, and I had just told him my decision to remain here in America instead of returning to Asia. He knew it was not an easy decision for me, and that it was for the sake of our relationship. Our half-eaten sandwiches lay in their wrappers on the grass. He grabbed my hand and told me, “I love you. I don’t entirely know what that means, but I love you.”
I took a deep breath as I savored those words. My eyes were teary. I knew I loved him. I didn’t know if it was romantic, but I knew I loved him the way my mother once defined “love”—that is, a conscious decision to do what is best for others even if you don’t want to. I had made the decision earlier that morning after much prayers and tears. I had never wanted to stay in America, and it was only possible by supplications to God for strength to do what was right for this brother-in-Christ I was dating.
Looking down at our hands, I whispered almost too softly for him to hear, “I love you too. By the grace of God, I love you.”
Day by day, we would realize that love is not an easy lesson. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Paul did not say “love feels kind.” No, love is to remain kind even when infatuation fades and I happen to have a terrible day and he has a miserable cold and one of us says words we didn’t mean and dinner is burnt to a crisp in the oven and absolutely nothing goes right.
No, love is to remain kind even when infatuation fades and I happen to have a terrible day and he has a miserable cold and one of us says words we didn’t mean and dinner is burnt to a crisp in the oven and absolutely nothing goes right.
Lord, give me strength to hold my bitter tongue! Love is kind.
We once had a particularly blunt mentor who challenged us, “Why get married at all? Two broken people living together for the rest of their lives, what good can come of it?”
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I took a deep breath as I savored those words. My eyes were teary. I knew I loved him. I didn’t know if it was romantic, but I knew I loved him the way my mother once defined “love”—that is, a conscious decision to do what is best for others even if you don’t want to. I had made the decision earlier that morning after much prayers and tears. I had never wanted to stay in America, and it was only possible by supplications to God for strength to do what was right for this brother-in-Christ I was dating.
Looking down at our hands, I whispered almost too softly for him to hear, “I love you too. By the grace of God, I love you.”
Day by day, we would realize that love is not an easy lesson. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Paul did not say “love feels kind.” No, love is to remain kind even when infatuation fades and I happen to have a terrible day and he has a miserable cold and one of us says words we didn’t mean and dinner is burnt to a crisp in the oven and absolutely nothing goes right.
No, love is to remain kind even when infatuation fades and I happen to have a terrible day and he has a miserable cold and one of us says words we didn’t mean and dinner is burnt to a crisp in the oven and absolutely nothing goes right.
Lord, give me strength to hold my bitter tongue! Love is kind.
We once had a particularly blunt mentor who challenged us, “Why get married at all? Two broken people living together for the rest of their lives, what good can come of it?”
Continued below.
The Day He said "I Love You" - YMI
Written by Christine E., USAI remember clearly the first time he said “I love you.” We were picnicking on the lawn at my school, and I had just told him my decision to remain here in America instead of returning to Asia. He knew it was not an easy decision for me, and that it […]
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