{"id":12677,"date":"2015-02-12T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=12677"},"modified":"2025-09-07T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:24:08","slug":"valentines-day-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/valentines-day-is.htm","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Day Is . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

On Valentine’s Day<\/a> we express love to others and that is good, often a romanticizing of love but sometimes just a friendly acknowledgement of people we care about. How does that compare to God’s love?<\/p>\n

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\nIn the Holiday Reflections<\/a> resource you’ll find a discipleship guide to help think through these expressions compared to God’s love. It includes the points listed below with a few additional thoughts and some questions to guide your reflection about His love and how you love others.<\/p>\n

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Valentine’s Day Is . . . But God’s Love Is . . .<\/h2>\n

Compare the way we express ourselves on this holiday to God’s love.<\/p>\n

Valentine’s Day is a special day to express love but God’s love is on-going, for all times. (Rom. 5:8-10)<\/p>\n

Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to send cards to people we like but God’s love is unconditional, available to all. (Ps. 139)<\/p>\n

Valentine’s Day is a token expression of how we feel about others but God’s love is sacrificial, giving of oneself. (Eph. 2:13-14)<\/p>\n

Use this holiday to express your love to those you care about but remember that it is going to take more than a special day for them to experience God’s love through you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Valentine\u2019s Day we express love to others and that is good, often a romanticizing of love but sometimes just a friendly acknowledgement of people we care about. Let\u2019s compare these expressions of love to God\u2019s love. . . . Continue reading Valentine’s Day Is . . .<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-love-mercy-grace","category-valentines-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t