On this day in particular every year Sweetheart Conversation Hearts are bought, given, and eaten by the millions. Proving what we know: words are cheap!
Hundreds of times a day a judge's gavel drops to the desk and the dismal words are spoke: "Divorce granted." A marriage which began with delight has ended with disillusionment. What began with excitement and expectation has ended with bitterness and hostility.
Of all days, this might be the best day, to ask: How can I make my words more meaningful to my spouse or significant other? At the risk of sounding too simple....you have to be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18) so that you will demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23). You have to understand that love is really actions not words (1 Cor. 13:4-7). All the words used to describe love in these verses (1 Cor. 13:4-7) are actions that are manifested toward another. Certainly love is a feeling, an emotion, and even words, but more than these, it is an action (John 15:13-14). Therefore, it's not what you say, but what you do that demonstrates true love.
Too many times our words can be empty, flattery, superficial, even selfish. So beginning today, let your love be actions, and use words as needed.
Think about it!
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