teenage love affair

Isn't being a teenager one of the best times of your life?  You're young, energetic, full of hopes and dreams and most commonly - you think you're in love.

I want to tell you a story of these teenagers I know and their love stories.

GIRL 1:
There's a girl who was an ugly duckling and turned into a beautiful swan, and knew it.  She went from one boyfriend to the next at a very young age.  Her longest relationship didn't last for as long as 2 months.  She easily got tired of her boyfriends and dumped them for reasons that were so shallow.  You get the picture, right?  She's never been truly in love - YET.

Until she met a Prince.  It was like magic the first time she saw him.  Her heart skipped a beat.  She was head over heels.  She had "feelings" for him for so long now but didn't do anything about it.  She wasn't the same girl who changed boyfriends like she changed clothes ever since she met him.  Her heart was set on him.  But what was she to do?  She longed for the love that he could give in return for hers.  But it seemed hopeless...

And then, miraculously, he added her on Facebook.  They started to chat and got to know each other.  It so happens that he took notice of her even before adding her on Facebook.  He actually started to like this girl.

So long story short, they liked each other.  And now they're in love with each other.  But they always fight with each other.  They don't seem mature enough to handle an adult relationship just yet but they already have their minds set on marrying each other!  So what now?  See how teenage love can be?  Why go through all this when YOU CAN WAIT, wait for the right time, the right person, the right place?

GIRL 2:
This girl was born beautiful and is amazing as a living.  She had her first boyfriend at the age of 12 and it was short-lived.  The guy wasn't exactly Prince Charming, if you know what I mean.  To this day she's embarrassed of that relationship.  Her second boyfriend was a cutie, but still, it didn't last.  Her third boyfriend was a good catch but she broke up with him and couldn't give a valid reason why.  He tried to win her back but she refused.  Her fourth boyfriend was a hottie new kid on the block, and a popular stud too.  They didn't last over a month.  And now she has a boyfriend who in my opinion doesn't seem to offer more than the others.

So I want to counsel these teenagers and share my boy-crazy days with them and tell them that these cheap thrills aren't worth a penny.  They're useless and meaningless.  I want to save them the trouble and hassle of risking getting themselves hurt and putting their hearts on the line.  But they're teenagers.  Who knows if they'll listen.  But at least I did my part.

I want to paint for them a picture of the perfect love story written in the sky wrote by the greatest author of Love, God.  I want to show them what it is to find TRUE LOVE.  I want them to realize that they're putting everything on the line for some random guy who is more concerned about what they look like than who they are inside.

"You are God's most precious gem, His most prized possession.  And He has prepared someone perfect for you.  if you just wait a little longer, you'll see the goodness of God's love and you'll know in your heart what true love is..."