a love letter

To the man I love.

I haven’t even met you yet but I already love you.  I haven’t seen your face but I already love you.  I don’t know anything about you but I already love you.  I don’t know who you are but I already love you.  I know, this seems impossible and unrealistic.  But I love you already because I know you’re God’s best for me.  Why wouldn’t I love you? 

I’d rather love you than some random guy I just met.  I’d rather love you than a boy who doesn’t know a thing about true courtship.  I’d rather love you than anyone else, simply coz I can confidently say, “You’re the one for me.”  I love you, whoever you are and wherever you are because, soon, you’ll complete me.

I just have one question, “What took you so long, silly?  Don’t you know that you should never make a lady wait on you?  I’ve been waiting for what seems like an eternity, which I would like to spend with you.”  Oh, that was two questions.  Forgive me.  So answer me this, you owe it to me.  Did you get stuck in traffic getting here?  Did you have a detour (I hope this doesn’t mean womanizing) on your way here?  Was there a roadblock on the way?  Tell me.  Because the wait has been long, but nevertheless exciting!  I think you’re the kind of guy who likes giving surprises because you sure surprised me!  I love surprises.  How did you know?  Thank you for that.

I feel like a kid on Christmas day anxiously awaiting for the clock to strike 12 midnight so I can open up the biggest present under the Christmas tree only to find out that the present has been wrapped in a box within a box within a box within a box which seemed like it would never end thus building up the anticipation and excitement as well as thrill and finally revealing the most beautiful present ever received – Y-O-U!  You’re God’s gift to me.  I take care of all my gifts and treasure them deeply.  How much more a gift from God?  

You are not what I expected, because you exceed my expectations.  You’re more than what I bargained for – you’re YOU!  And I love every little bit of you down to the last atom.  You may not be perfect but you are perfected in Christ and perfect for me.  You must’ve been the man I’ve been dreaming about but never could clearly see because you never showed your face.  You’re what they call a dream guy.  I could talk forever saying what you are but I’d rather spend that time getting to know you more.

So, now that you’re here, what now?  A new chapter of our lives unfold as our love story has begun.  I know it will be a beautiful one – a love story we’d tell our kids and grandchildren about for generations to come.  A love story written in heaven by the world’s most famous author – God, Himself.  Our love story.  A tale of two souls entwined together as one.  A testament to God’s amazing grace.  A showcase of God’s abounding love.  

P.S.

Did I tell you I LOVE YOU?

Sincerely, your Secret Admirer

what the world doesn't want you to know about Love - TRUE LOVE.

Have you ever truly been in love?  Or just thought you have?  How would you define love?

I wouldn't be surprised by the answers I'd hear if you'd actually answered my questions because we think we know what love is when we really don't have a clue.  We think it's the butterflies we get in our stomachs every time we see that special someone or hear their voice or the fact that they are the first thing on our mind when we wake up and the last thing we think of before we sleep or that electrifying shock we get holding their hand or kissing them.  If this was love, it's a rip-off!

Many times I thought I was in love but it was far from it.  I didn't have a clue.  I was looking for true, unconditional love in places that didn't spell out love at all, places that didn't even come close to defining what love is all about.  I've had boyfriends, flings, mutual understandings, special friends and "boylets" but none of them came close to what love is.

Love was with me all along, ever since the day I was born, watching my every step, examining my every move. Love never left my side.  But I ignored Love, I abandoned Love, I forsook Love. But  Love never gave up on me.  It would knock on my door every once in a while, Love would care for me in silence, Love would try to win my heart over and over again.  I could feel Love trying to break some kind of spell I was under - the "I-think-I'm-in-love" syndrome where whatever makes you happy is what you do and disregard what matters the most, Love - true Love. 

But one day, Love saved me.  Love caught my fall.  Love picked up all the broken pieces of me and put them back together.  I then realized that Love was in me - residing in the secret chambers of my heart and soul.  Love was God.  He was waiting for me all this time, waiting for me to love Him back.  And I've TRULY been in LOVE ever since.

The reason I wrote this blog was because I knew what it was like to think or feel like you were truly in love and I see it everywhere in today's youth and all over the world.  I also write this for all the girls out there who shouldn't waste their time trying to find love or entertaining what they think could be love.  If I had known this earlier on in life, I would've been spared from a ton of hurt and regret.  So I write FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO FIND TRUE LOVE.  It can only be found in God, abound in Him and flow through you to others.  Yes, someday you will find that someone for you, that someone God has perfectly prepared for you.  Until that day, WAIT.  Focus on loving HIM, your TRUE LOVE.  The One who never stopped loving you.

"Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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..."