This I Believe

This I Believe

I believe in love. I also believe there are many types of love. The love shared between two siblings, the love shared between two best friends, and even true love that every little girl dreams of when they read all those cute fairy tales. Then there’s the love of  a Father. The one that is everywhere all the time, the one that loves you no matter how many times you mess up or do something wrong. You will always be good enough for Him.
Being kind to everyone is very hard, I struggle with this on a day to day basis. From my mom lecturing me, to my obnoxiously loud dog barking, to my soccer coach yelling his head off at me for being offsides, it’s hard not to lose it. But I’ve learned that I need to learn my place and listen to what my mom says, ignore my barking dog, and pay more attention to what my coach instructs me to do.
I’ve also learned that I have trouble with keeping my mouth shut and have a  really bad habit of talking back to my mom. When an argument starts between my mom and I, I can’t seem to stop myself from going on and on and becoming more and more angry with her. I don’t take losing arguments easily, I know what you’re thinking-- future lawyer. But these angry arguments put a space between my mom and I that I don’t like.
This is where love comes into play. Over the past few years I’ve learned a lot from this handy dandy little thing called the Bible. If only I could have realized sooner that  if I would actually stop and listen to what people were telling me, and react appropriately to what they were saying, my relationships with those people would have grown in such a positive way! Sometimes listening to what people actually say can not only change your perspective, but you could have just made their day as well.
I believe in loving and listening to everyone I get the pleasure to meet. Just as He did.