I can't even begin to tell you how many times I say "I love you" throughout my daily life. Even while saying it jokingly or in a serious context, I honestly do mean those 3 little words. Whether I'm texting you "I love you", whether I'm saying it after I made a joke, whether I'm saying it as I'm walking away, or whether I'm saying it as soon as I get off the phone, it's not that I'm saying it out of routine but as reminder that in all areas and moments of life, I do love you.
There may be some days where you don't want to hear me saying that I love you after something has just gone wrong or you refuse to believe that anyone in this world could possibly love you, but you're wrong, because I do love you. I feel like it is hard for people to possibly believe that someone in this world actually loves and cares about them. There are over a million people in this world and I can promise you that out of all those million people, there is at least person that loves you and that's me.
You know what's crazy about all of this? In the English language, there is only one way to say "I love you" and that's "I love you." There's no "I extremely like you" or "I will give my life for you" or "I heart you" or any of that jazz. There's just no other way of saying "I love you." I mean rest assured that all those other phrases I stated before are understood when saying "I love you." Anyways, I believe God created only this 1 phrase for the English language because He wants us to prove it through actions, rather than say it.
If we can't say "I love you" in any other way or wording, then why don't we show it? This is the beauty of love. It's not what you can say, but what you can do. I firmly believe that saying "I love you" only takes a second to say, but it takes a lifetime to prove.
It is by our actions can we fully demonstrate that we love a person. I know I mean it when I say "I love you" to a person but to them, do they see the depths of my love for them? Do they know that I wholeheartedly mean those words? Is my love seen through my words and actions?
I think that we take for granted everyday this simple phrase. Wait, I know for a fact that we take for granted this simple phrase. People throw it around like it's nothing. "I love you" has lost its meaning. People say it simply just to get on the good side of people or they say it because they have no better response and use it merely as an excuse. When you say "I love you" to a person, this means more than just loving them. It means that you will give your life for them, it means that you think of them every day, it means that you yearn to be with them, it means your heart is theirs, it means that you care about them, it means that you want them to be happy, it means that they are important to you, it means that they have become a part of your life and without them, life would never be the same.
"I love you" sounds a bit greater now, right? This quote, this picture, it describes my life. I don't take it lightly when I say "I love you" because I truly do mean it and I will spend my whole life searching for ways to make you believe that I mean it.
So what now? Today, I challenge you to go out and just love on everyone. Saying "I love you" may be the simplest thing you've ever done but it may also be the most impactful moment on another person.
Cherish every "I love you" and remember that these 3 words, 1 phrase can save a life as well as change one.
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