Enduring Hardship

Often times people think that love is something that happens that sends two hearts into an oblivion and allows a couple to live happily ever after. At times, I think this is possible. However, I believe that love has a deeper meaning than living happily ever after.

Love can be shown in different ways. Love can symbolize and mesmerize and allow one to question everything that he/she is as a person. Love can embrace the warmth of a smile and love can simply run. Eventually, living out love is something that must be played out before ever embracing the happily ever after.

I have had my share of seeing beautifully written love stories lived out and experienced right before my eyes. These stories have given me more hope to just keep trusting in the Lord for the beautiful hand written story that He has for me. The truth is when it comes to love...and given my past it is completely understandable...love is something that is truthfully hard for me to grasp. I have experienced so much unconditional love in my life, that I fear it will never be found in this life. My parents set the bar extremely high and though I am grateful for what I have experienced...I know that not everyone experiences a happily ever after love.

Others live through love....they experience a moment and realize that with chemistry and commonalities it can work. Though it may be hard and at times, heart wrenching, they deal and accept the utter fact...that well love brought us together and love will keep that bond.

Yes, love is hard...however, it should not be painfully hard...living through tumultuous doubt and fear of loosing love along the way can tear the soul and leave one in pieces. Hardship...is something that happens before ever falling in love. It is the journey that proceeds that happily ever after moment that allows the genuineness of love to be real. Without hardship...one could never have a true/genuine love story. You have to learn how to stand on your own without ever embracing another, before true and genuine love can find one's soul . You have to love yourself in order to give the love you have in your heart to another. Most of all...Love stems from the Father...He is love....and with His love...stories can be written. They can stand the test of time, and truly touch the depths of the heart. Love has so many ideals...but the truth is... if one can live out the test before ever embracing the soul of another....than the beauty of that love is found through the hardship.

The hardship that each person experiences before connecting with the soul that is meant for them is the foundation of what will eventually lead them to the happily ever after that is so desired.

Evidently, enduring hardship is apart of the road that gives a couple the stability and strength to embrace the destiny of two hearts. Once the rough terrain is walked and life has played out, and the hardship has disappeared, that is when the happily ever after begins.