Dear Annie,
I’m not as romantic as you thought I’m, but I want to be.
People always accused me as insensitive, maybe that’s true in some sense. And
definitely I’m one of those who have been in relationship failures for so many
times. I’m learning to understand and seek to improve myself from my mistakes.
And then I met you… An ordinary beginning, something that would have been
forgotten had it been anyone but you, Annie. But as I started a conversation
with you that day, I knew before I closed my eyes to sleep that night, you was
the one I could spend the rest of my life looking for but never find again. Now
I’m started to miss you deeply even as I write this letter.
So I asked myself this question: Do I want to build a relationship that lasts? Yes, with you! Then
a thought came to my mind, I believe it
is from the Holy Spirit – a reminder and a command – I (and you too) must start by making Lord Jesus Christ
the cornerstone of my (our)
relationships. It’s not that we want Him
to be Lord, but to acknowledge that
He is Lord and He will be the cornerstone, the centre, everything in our
relationships. Because in order for us to always be in love we must draw love
from its source – God. “Let us love one
another, because love come from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows
God… for God is love” (1 John 4:7-8). Love-God kind of love; brother
and sister in Christ kind of love; and loving one another kind of love.
Annie, I understand now that God does not intend for us
to experience mediocre relationships; He created us for far greater things.
Building lasting relationships, I learned, requires not just love but
compassion, wisdom, empathy, kindness, respect, trust and forgiveness – yes –
lots of forgiveness. “[God] showed his love
for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life
through him. This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that
he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven”
(1 John 4:9-10). Because we are redeemed-sinners
living in imperfect world, we will sinning against God and each other in the
future. Therefore we must ready to repent from our sins and we need lots of
forgiveness as shown by God to us. Lotssss of forgiveeeenessss. Love and
forgiveness is always together.
Sounds like a lot of work,
right? Well my dear, I think God gives us high demand on lasting relationships
is because God is in the business of everlasting lives. He wants the best, and
we must give our best. Because God knows that we are capable of doing that
work, and because He knows that the fruits of our labour of love will enrich
our lives in the end.
As for me, I want to live
a life that puts Jesus in the centre of everything.
I want to become the man
that can lead and influence you to know God more.
Built to last? Let God be
the cornerstone in our relationships.
I love you,
Richard
THINK BIG.
START SMALL. GO DEEP.
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