For
God so love the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have everlasting life.
You are welcome to this
month’s edition of STRETCH YOUTH SUMMIT.
In the month of February, we dealt
with the issue of Looking 4 Myself
and we were able to establish in details of the necessity of self discovery or
purpose discovery in Christ Jesus. We learnt on the importance of finding your
self through the word of God. We learnt the importance of finding love through
the word of God. In this month of March let
us move higher in the path of discovery as we visit this statement, youths and
teenagers have abused; I LOVE YOU. Read
carefully as we discover what this statement truly mean.
The statement “I love
you” is more than the movies you have watched. It’s more than the songs you
have listened. It’s more than what the past knowledge has educated us. There is
a present truth the Holy Spirit has revealed and this truth will keep improving
as times goes on. All the details of this teaching are not all there is to
know. There is more but before the more arrives, let us take a leap into what’s
before us.
To some people, this
statement is just their ticket to get any thing they need from people. To some
people, this statement is just one of the lines in poems. To some people, it’s
a call of duty. To some people, it’s an expression of responsibility and
accountability. To some people, it’s an emotional feeling that must be
expressed with words. If we must discover the truth behind this statement
according to the expectation of God, we must choose not to assume or presume.
It’s time for us to start asking questions.
When it comes to the
statement I love you, the big
question is not true or false. The big question is who are you? There is a need
to question your self.
Let us look at the “I” in the ‘I love you.’
I…
The word ‘I” is so deep
and wide. It entails the total sum of your person (identity), what you have and
who you will become. The “I” carries the details of the past, present and
future. It entails the attitude, talents, creativity, passion, beliefs,
priority, value and every thing you have been, will be and who you are presently.
Before you allow
emotions carry you, do you have an idea of who you are? Before you say I love
you to that lady or man, consider the following questions;
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Who am I?
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Where am I coming from in life?
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Where am I now in life?
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Where am I going to in life?
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Do I really understand the kind of
person I am?
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What are my fears, worries and doubts?
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What am I passionate about?
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What’s my purpose?
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What’s my vision?
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Am I responsible?
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Who is my mentor?
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Am I accountable to God and my mentor?
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Have I reconciled with my past?
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Do I value my self?
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Do I love my self?
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Do I manage my time well?
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Have I accepted my uniqueness as a gift?
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Am I determined and focused?
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Am I disciplined and courageous?
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Do I easily accept my faults and
mistakes or do I shift peoples on people?
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Am I abusive, manipulative and
domineering?
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Is my priority defined with the word of
God?
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Do I respect people’s priority?
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Do I listen to people without any sense
of judgmental attitude?
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Do I communicate effectively without
assumption or presumption?
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Do I judge or condemn people?
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If every body in this world is like me,
will this world be a better place or it will be worse?
The ‘I’ represent who you are, what you
have and who you have become. It’s every thing people know and all people are
yet to know about you.
From the above
examination, seeing the true picture of your self, is this the person that is
qualified to love some one? Is this the struggles you want to bring into
another person’s life? Some people are mad (rude), some people are sick (wrong
mindset), and some people are nursing a past wound yet they want to love some
one else. Things are not done that way. Give God a room to heal you and make
you whole again… Going into another
relationship is not the solution for the previous heart break you have
experienced.
To be continued...
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