The stores were dressed in pink and red hearts, the teddy bears with “I Love You” were back and the supermarkets added extra assortments of heart shaped snacks and foods to their menus. Even if you wanted to, you simply cannot escape it. Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Valentine’s Day is one day out of the year that we focus on love a little bit more. Do we actually need Valentine’s Day to remind us of love? I believe that in everything we do or every place we go, we can choose to be an example of love. We show love in our words of affirmation, lifting other people up in encouragement, and our acts of service towards one another.
Let’s go a little bit deeper and focus on the meaning of love. We can find all kinds of definitions of the different types of love that are out there, but I want to focus on YOU right now. Do you know that you are loved? Do you know that you are worthy to receive love and respect? and that it is very important that you love yourself, before pouring love into someone else. In this day and age it happens quite often that we depend on others to be loved or feel loved. Your value is not found in the man you are with and your worth is not measured by the gifts you received this Valentine’s day or any other day of the year.
My gift to you in this month of love is to empower you and be reminded of this, because sometimes we might forget who we are in Christ, especially in a world that teaches us to love in the worldly way. After you realize again who you are as a woman of God, simply look into the mirror and speak the following: “I am uniquely created with a purpose to be lived out greatly by the Most High”
In this month of February I challenge you to express love every day towards someone who could use some love. Be inspired by the Word of God:
“And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.” – 2 John 1:5-6
Lots of love,
Nikita Carter
Nikita Naomi Carter, a featured P31 Effect blogger, is an audacious young International from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She is a dancer/choreographer and has been using her passion for over 15 years. In her free time she travels the world and is a missionary at heart. Nikita currently lives in Tampa, FL, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida.
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