One of the best things after Valentine’s Day? Getting a sweet-tooth fix… for cheap.
Just walk into Target and you’ll find aisles of discounted Valentine’s Day chocolate. Pink colored m&m’s, a box of Russel Stover’s candies, heart-shaped Sweet Tarts…. they’ve got it all.
Unfortunately, it’s not just the candy that is devalued  post-Valentine’s Day. It’s the relationships too.
How many broken hearts do you think there have been since Valentine’s Day?? (and I’m not talking about the strawberry filled ones)
I’m talking about real hearts, hearts that were supposedly head-over-heels “in love”, pumped up on the artificial flavoring of  Valentine’s sweets, thinking it was the real thing. But insincere love is only sweet for a moment.
Valentine’s Day is over. The candy goes on sale. And just like so many girls buy the cheap candy, they buy into cheap love. They trade long-lasting love for a sugary rush of the moment. They make excuses for guys that don’t treat them the way they should. They date a guy that doesn’t respect them for who they are. They settle for second best.
Don’t get me wrong, some girls experience the type of Valentine’s Day that everyone dreams of. It’s sweet, you spend the day with an amazing guy God has blessed you with, and you make memories that will last forever.
But whether you were single, are single, or in a relationship, always seek God’s best for you: a relationship with Jesus Christ.
There is no greater love than Love that comes from God.
His love is never cheap.
It cost Jesus his life. He paid everything, laid down His life, for us. That’s not a cheapened romance. That’s true love.
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13).
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
