I've been loving John Piper's book, A Godward Life.
It's so full of good snippets (and longer chapters) that I don't know which ones to share with you. Since it's late, I'll leave you with a short thought....
Our love to others is not making much of them, but our helping them find eternal satisfaction in making much of God. The only ultimate love is a love that aims at satisfying people in the glory of God. Any love that terminates on man is eventually destructive. It does not lead a person to the only lasting joy, namely, God. Love must be God-centered or it is not the greatest love; it leaves people without their deepest need and only hope.
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"Our love to others is not making much of them, but our helping them find eternal satisfaction in making much of God."
Thanks, Mary. That's an excellent snippet of wisdom from Pastor Piper. Our society does not understand this type of love because:
"We've bought into the Greco-Roman myth...love is a random, overwhelming, uncotrollable, sensual force." Dr. Baucham
I need to give you a CD by Voddie Baucham. The message is on true Biblical womanhood, and he covers this topic of love.
~Joy
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