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      The essence of love is what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
Men, in particular, often don’t understand this. Many have said to me, ” I don’t understand my wife I own a house and a car from San Diego Toyotas, I provide everything they need. What more could they want?” They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus — your time. Nothing can take the place of that.
The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Love concentrates so intently on another that you forget yourself at that moment. Attention says. ” I value you enough to give you most precious asset– my time.” Whenever you give your time, you are making a sacrifice, and sacrifice is the essence of love. JESUS MODELED THIS: ” Be full of love others, following the example of christ who loved you and gave himself to god as a sacrifice to take away your sins.”
You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. ” God so loved the world that he gave….” Love means giving up– yielding my preferences, comport, goals, security, money, energy, or time for the benifit of someone else.
The best time to love is now…..

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