It had been freeze-raining all morning. And the weather forecast was calling for snow in the afternoon.
Sure enough, around 11am the freeze-rain turned to snow.
There were a couple of really important medical appointments that afternoon. But I was really worried about driving in the bad weather. Were the roads a sheet of ice?? How bad was the snow going to get??
Would I be able to get to the appointments in the snow?? Would I be able to get back home??
I walked out to the road to survey the iciness. The road was perfectly fine, at the moment. I found it ironic that my footprints wound up looking like DNA strands … considering the need to get to medical appointments.
Even though the roads were fine at the moment, there was no telling how bad things would get throughout the afternoon as it continued to snow.
What does love look like?
It looks like taking the afternoon off work (even though you’ve got your own dumpster-fire mess you’re dealing with!) to be an Uber in the snow to medical appointments.
Hubby (hero to the rescue!) did just that! He had his own drama he was dealing with. But he made the sacrifice … because that’s what love does! Love is sacrifice!
It snowed all afternoon! Thankfully, where the medical appointments were at the snow did not accumulate on the roads. But it was a bit dicey trying to get back home.
I was beyond grateful for hubby’s sacrifice to put aside the dumpster-fire of drama he was caught in, and be love in such a real way!
Love is not big shiny heart-shaped balloons or chocolates.
Love is setting aside your own dumpster-fire (knowing you’re going to have an even bigger mess to come back to later!) in order to serve someone else. Love is sacrifice!
Paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 –
“If I say that I love you, but I don’t actually do anything practically to help when you are in need, then all my words are just a clanging gong or noisy cymbal.”
“If I say that I love you, but I find your need to be a huge inconvenience to me and I’m not willing to be bothered by your inconvenience, then I don’t really love.”
“If I say that I love you, but I don’t ever have time for you, then all my words are hollow and worthless.”
“Love that is real is patient and kind, even when its hugely inconvenient.”
“Love that is true is not self-seeking, even when it costs a lot and requires personal sacrifice.”
“Love always protects. Love that is real does what it takes to care for and protect those who are loved.”
“Love always perseveres. Love that is true perseveres through the hardship, no matter how hard it is!”
What does love look like? It looks like sacrifice.
