So I have been around for 26 Valentines Days! Granted I have only remembered or fully experienced the last 20 or so of them. I can for the most part say that besides my amazing brother who loving remembers me and a few messengers of the Lord who have graciously forwarded His message of love for me... I have never had a Valentine... at least in the sense that the word applies! I know that would make most people think "Oh so you must Celebrate Singles Awareness Day!"... Well actually I have in previous years really celebrated Singles Awareness in protest of Valentines... But this year has been different! I will say that I was very Aware I was Single this afternoon when a young man came into our class to serenade his girlfriend... But this morning I was awakened by a text that suggested I check my doorstep where I found a single red rose carefully wrapped & delivered by the hands of my wonderful brother! I know it just looks like my brother is my Valentine again... But that is not the case not just because Paul is someones Valentine already! (She is a very lucky young lady!) But also because the Lord has had me in a very different place this year! My relationship with God has been changed signification in the last year! The Lord asked me to allow Him to romance me this year... He has begun to woo me in ways that honestly no man could or will ever be able to measure up to! Lets just say the bar has been set pretty high and that I am head over heals in love with my Savior and well it is amazing! Right now I love people! Because He loves people! And He lets me be His hands to deliver gifts, hugs, time, money or words to His people on His behalf! It is the most incredibly and honoring thing I have ever done in my life! I truly understand the scripture that says I love because He first loved us! Really the whole Chapter of 1 John 4 speaks louder in this case... By the way for all of you! When the Lord loves He loves with all He is by the way is Everything! If you don't know this... Well I recommend you let Him love you! Because it will Change your life! For all those who are Anti-Valentines for the sheer case of the fact that you think it is a stupid holiday made up by Chocolate & Flower companies! Well take this to heart... Men of God! That is mostly who I am addressing right now! See Valentines not as a holiday celebrated by the world with chocolates or flowers but as an Opportunity...An Opportunity to show the woman you love that she is sweeter than her favorite chocolate or more beautiful than her favorite flower... and that she is worth going out of your way to make her feel special in as way that says she is the incredible woman God has created her to be! Just remember that she is the daughter of a King... The King of Kings... Thus a Princess... Be the Knight! But I just want to say in a side note that will be at least a future blog post... You don't need to be "The Knight in Shining Armor" as a man of God you have battles to fight go out and fight them! Get your armor dirty!
Happy Valentines Day Everyone!
Alicia Zinn
