How often do we tell those we love how much we love them; how much they mean to us?
I come from a background where people don’t really tell you how much they love you, but through their actions you can see that they love you.
As a child growing up, I didn’t hear those words often. It was a phrase I would hear on TV or in movies, but never in real life. It was somehow not part of our daily interactions or even in our vocabulary. Then when I had a white friend, I would often hear her parents say it when we walked out the door or when we went to sleep. I somehow thought maybe it was a cultural thing. Maybe my black family was not used to saying it? But then I thought, hang on, it’s not a cultural thing at all – different people have their own ways of expressing love, and it doesn’t mean that when my parents don’t say it often, they don’t love me.
I am not complaining. I did not in any way feel unloved or unappreciated. As I got older, I wondered if we should throw around an “I love you” to each other every now and then. And that’s exactly what I did. I introduced that kind of vibe in the house. I would sms my mom, dad or siblings, and I would ALWAYS end my message with “Love You”. As time went by, I started noticing my family doing it as well. How amazing it is hearing it.
I know they love me, but every now and then I would like to hear it.
So often in life, we don’t realize that it’s the little things we do or say that make such a big difference in another person’s life. What are you holding back from telling someone in your life that they may be in desperate need of hearing from no-one else but you? Don’t withhold those words of love or encouragement from them any longer. Send that text and make that call. It will make all the difference in the world when you express that love.
The greatest expressed love known to us came in the form of a Saviour who lived and died for humanity. We firmly believe that a genuine relationship with Him will lead us to know true love and be able to express it to others because we’ve been changed within.
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