Do You Believe in Love?

 

 

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. I John 4:8

I talk a lot about my ministry on my blog. That’s one of the reasons I started writing on Families Again. Sometimes my ministry posts are informational, sometimes they are joyful, sometimes they are not so joyful.

Today was a long day of ministry. Of course we had our regular Sunday morning fellowship, but then I went full speed for over seven hours. Over five of those hours was dealing with a torn apart family and trying to help them pull the pieces back together. Three of the family members, teen brothers, are in state custody in two different boy’s group homes. They are the three that are going to become our foster sons for at least a few months.

I enjoy my Sunday afternoon visits, but often they are very difficult.

But I've found somewhere in this heart
A Friend for life
To hold me close, 'til all my fears subside

You can see it on the boy’s faces. Hurt – Pain – Hopelessness - Anger is written all over them. Many times it is self inflicted, but more times than not it is caused by outside circumstances.

I hurt for these boys. Many of them don’t know love. Many of them aren’t even sure they believe in love – at least not real love.

Unfortunately these hopeless feelings aren’t restricted to just boy’s in a boy’s home. I see those same looks on the teen boys that I have a weekly Bible study with.

I want to grab them! I want to look into their eyes and say that there is hope! They don’t have to continue to go from one hopeless situation to the next. They don’t have to throw their lives away. They can find true Hope and Love.

True love doesn't come and go
Here today then gone tomorrow

That Hope and Love is Jesus Christ.

Although I don’t always grab them, I do tell them about the God of Hope and Love. I pray that God will speak through me when I speak to them. There are some where I see a glimmer of hope but then there are others where I still see despair.

As I was thinking about today’s visits, God put these two songs into my mind. I may have posted them before but I really feel like God wants me to post them again. Perhaps it’s for one of my readers or someone that they know. I’ll post the lyrics below the songs.

RUSS TAFF

Believe In Love Lyrics

After we have listened to everything
There is left to say.
Watching ev'ry pretense of reality
Slowly fade away
Why is all we desire
Taken from our hands
Every dream is drifting away

There is understanding for everyone
Who has ears to hear
No more looking over your shoulder
For someone to appear
Well maybe, you should be looking
Right into His eyes
Say goodbye to someone elses lies

Chorus:
I've got to know,
Do you believe in love
In all the things
You searched the world to find
But know nothing of.
Through the sun,
Through the fire, and the rain
Nobody will ever hurt you, yeah
If you believe...
In love.

Somedays I get up in the morning
And I wish I wasn't there
Life seems so incredibly lonely
When no one wants to care
But I've found somewhere in this heart
A Friend for life
To hold me close, 'til all my fears subside

I've got to know,
Do you believe in love,
In all the things
You searched the world to find,
But know nothing of
Through the sun,
Through the fire, and the rain
Nobody will ever hurt you,
Nobody will break your world in two
If you believe
In love

(break)
Don't be afraid
Oh NO NO
Don't be afraid
Of the questions anymore
The answer lies waiting.
Nobody, nobody, nobody,
Will hurt you again
I still believe

I've got to know,
Do you believe in love,
In all the things
You searched the world to find
But know nothing of
Through the sun,
Through the fire, and the rain
Nobody will ever hurt you,
Nobody will break your world in two
If you believe,
In love...
Surrender to Love...
Believe in Love...

Chorus

 

CHARLIE PEACOCK

Almost Threw It All Away Lyrics

I remember when you were just a girl
I was a boy in a big man's world
We had no idea what time would reveal
Little did we know that
Over a million tears had to fall
That is no exaggeration
'Cause I've counted them all
Every sad and senseless incident
Has been mine to recall

You never gave up, you never gave in
You didn't say no... I can't take anymore of this
You never gave up on me, you never gave in
You refused to believe that love had come to and end

I almost threw it all away
Traded truth for a lie, diamonds for clay
Oh I, almost threw it all away

Through some clever thinking and a strong imagination
I could twist the truth into any configuration
And find myself doing things
That I never dreamed I could do
I've know the kind of pain
Where you can't catch your breath
You say if this is life
Then please bring me death
Thank God that that wish I made never ever came true

You never gave up, you never gave in
You didn't say no... I can't take anymore of this
You never gave up on me, you never gave in
You refused to believe that love had come to an end

True love doesn't come and go
Here today then gone tomorrow
Doesn't speak the wicked word
That breaks the heart in two
Doesn't renegotiate
What it knows is true
Doesn't give up, give in, throw it all away