I hope & trust this post finds you having a great day on this beautiful Saturday morning.
This Happy Friday might be something I have written about before, I honestly do not recall. It is something that has bothered me, that speaks to my heart, every time I hear the song, Who Will Love Me For Me by JJ Heller. I want to share the lyrics of the song with you and then share some thoughts. Here are the lyrics to the song:
He cries in the corner where nobody sees
He's the kid with the story no one would believe
He prays every night, "Dear God won't you please...
Could you send someone here who will love me?"
Who will love me for me
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me
'Cause nobody has shown me what love
What love really means
Her office is shrinking a little each day
She's the woman whose husband has run away
She'll go to the gym after working today
Maybe if she was thinner
Then he would've stayed
And she says...
Who will love me for me?
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me?
'Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means
He's waiting to die as he sits all alone
He's a man in a cell who regrets what he's done
He utters a cry from the depths of his soul
"Oh Lord, forgive me, I want to go home"
Then he heard a voice somewhere deep inside
And it said
"I know you've murdered and I know you've lied
I have watched you suffer all of your life
And now that you'll listen, I'll tell you that I..."
I will love you for you
Not for what you have done or what you will become
I will love you for you
I will give you the love
The love that you never knew
Here also is a link to the song on YouTube if you would like to go listen to it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWKkdgyJ_NI
I think this song speaks so strongly to my heart because I can identify with the little kid crying in the corner, simply wanting to be loved for who they are, not for what they have done or what they will become...just loved because they are who they are.
It is interesting, the next two stanzas, chorus' or whatever you call 'em, are all linked back to that little kid. A boy, stuck at being a boy because no one apparently loved him enough to help him become a man, leaves his wife for someone or something else...because no one has shown him what love really means. And then sadly, the girl punishes herself mentally & physically, believing that if she were thinner then the boy would have stayed...because no one has shown her what love really means. And then finally we come to a boy sitting in a cell who has committed murder & lied. Was it because he was seeking approval? Was it because he couldn't control his emotions? Regardless of the specific cause, the fruit, I would argue that the root is...because no one has shown him what love really means.
Isn't this really what we all want? To be loved for who we are? Not the things we have done, will do or could be...just loved because we are who we are? If we are honest, I believe the answer is a resounding YESSSSSS!!!
So let's get a not so pretty fact out of the way right off the bat; it is nearly impossible, if not so, for any one human being to have complete unconditional love for every other human being walking the face of the earth. For those highly spiritual folks that will take exception with my statement I will simply say, it is the Holy Spirit that convicts, not I. The only perfect love I am aware of is God's love for us. In pursuing God every day, allowing the Holy Spirit to move in & through us He will lead, guide & direct us to love others as He loves us. It is a battle, a great battle, that we will have to choose to fight for - for God, for the love of God - ever singly day of our lives. The battle will not end until the moment we breathe our final breath. So if we are seeking a person to show us complete, unconditional love - what love really means, we will spend our lives as the little kid crying in the corner, never growing to become the men & women that God created us to become. If however we will stop the running, fighting, arguing, challenging, chasing, etc. we will live the last 6 lines of this song...
And now that you'll listen, I'll tell you that I...
I will love you for you
Not for what you have done or what you will become
I will love you for you
I will give you the love
The love that you never knew
That right there my Friends is what we call Truth!
I want to share a couple of thoughts with y'all here at the end:
1. You're alright kid! In fact, the Bible tells me that you are fearfully & wonderfully made, created in God's own image... doesn't get much better than that! It further tells me that God has a plan for your life, a great purpose, for which you are perfectly equipped, lacking nothing. This doesn't mean you are not growing & changing, that you are sitting right where you are now. It is really the difference between the conviction of the Holy Spirit - the drive to become all you were created to become through the love of Jesus Christ and the condemnation of satan/the world - the shame, the inadequacies, the pointing out of faults & failures. Do you see the difference? Oh how I pray we all understand this truth! Please don't tear yourself down, believe the lies of this world. Please choose to let your Creator define you, not those who want to recreate you.
2. Please be very mindful of your words & actions...the power within them is immense! It is true that loving everyone unconditionally is extremely difficult, however this doesn't mean we don't strive to accomplish it. There will be days of success and there will be days of failure...the beautiful part is that each day represents a new opportunity to start all over again, to choose. If we can all keep in mind what we greatly desire - to be loved for who we are, not for what we have done or what we will become - perhaps we will have a little more compassion & empathy when dealing with others. We all want the same thing. We do not, cannot, control the words & actions of others, only our own. We choose. Every day.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You may contact me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend and please cherish your precious families.
Kev
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