I've been taught all my life you should love your neighbors, enemies, and anyone else you came in contact with. It's just one of those things Christians believe in. But after those many years learning it I never understood the concept fully. I guess I want to say that I didn't truly love for the first 18 years of my life. It was just something I said. It was abstract and I just said I loved someone and it was so. No feeling. Even true towards my family. It's sad to know you've been lying to people, including your parents, when you said you loved them. But I've grown and that brings joy to my heart. People that have entered my life by way of house church have taught me to love. This sounds pretty cheesy but I mean it with all my heart. I can now say, "I love you" and be sincere. It's a wonderful feeling. I mean AMAZING! To be able to express the one emotion that God is, with your words and actions, is truly one of the greatest gifts God has given. Now I'm not to the point to where I love my enemies and all my neighbors. I'm not even to a point where I can love everyone close to me. Some people I have know for years, still feel like a superficial friend. You know the one you just make small talk or jokes with. But that is another post for another time.
Ryan Douglas Jarboe
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