Tiger Woods is the latest is a line of people who have proven to be unfaithful to commitments they have made to their spouses. In an age when more than half of marriages end in divorce and when three months is a “long-term” relationship, it is hard to imagine anyone that takes their commitment to loving another person seriously.
The worst part about it is that Christians fare no better than their unbelieving counterparts. After a vow before God to love “til death do us part,” many Christians are falling short of their covenants. As a man, there is no commandment scarier than to love my [future] wife as Christ loves the church. And how did he display that love? He died for her, and now lives for her. Pretty heavy stuff.
And just when I thought that a love like that would thoroughly impossible, I come across this video. It is an interview with Coach John Wooden. If you have become somewhat of a cynic, I don’t blame you. But please, before you give up on all hopes of true love, watch the video. Coach says it perfectly: the only way to stay committed is to truly love. And my prayer for you is that you would come to understand that God’s love is a lot like the love that Coach describes… only better.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/4915/john-woodens-love-letter
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