5 posts tagged “love”

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
                                                                   A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene I, ll. 234-236

One thing that really irritates me, especially in society today, is the idea of love at first sight.  A young teenage girl sees a cute boy and announces dramatically, "I'm in love."  I find it humorous that Shakespeare makes this statement though one of his characters in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that love is not just the physical image, it goes deeper, yet "Romeo and Juliet" is a story about two very young people who supposedly "fall in love" in a matter of days.

Romantic love is like a seed.  A mutual attraction between two people (one man and one woman) must be planted and cultivated.  It takes work.  It's not so easy as to wake up in the morning, make yourself pretty, then out to find love.  It goes back to the saying, "Anything worth having never came easy."  You fight and work for the things that are worth having.

Anyways, my point is this: Guard your heart and ESPECIALLY don't take the words "I love you" idly.  All words have meaning, and words of such power can do a lot to a person, whether it be good or bad.  With that said, I love you guys, have a great day!  God Bless.

Zachary S. Low

Angie and Me

I haven't written in a while.  I have no internet at home...STILL...so every time i actually think of something to blog, I'm unavailable to internet, and when I DO have internet I can't think of anything to write, so now I'm just kind of writing to tell everyone how much I love the Christmas season.

During this time of the year is when I think I'm most thankful for everyone and everything I have in my life.

I'm so glad for my parents.  I'm beyond blessed to have grown up in a Christian home and to have had a Christian education like I had.  My parents are two of my biggest heroes and I am constantly asking them for advice.

I'm thankful for my brother and sister.  I may not always show it, but I love them so much and would do anything for them.  They're always there for me, and I'll always be there for them.

I love my friends, old and new.  To those I don't keep in touch with as much as I'd like to, you know my heart, and you know you guys are in my prayers and I love you guys dearly.  I miss my high school class, and I hope you all are doing well, for those I don't see very often, if at all.  To my friends I'm closest with now, I love you guys with all my heart and I'm so glad you're in my life right now, constantly encouraging me and building me up as a person and as a man of God.  I hang out with some of the coolest guys ever, not near as often as I'd like to.  Also, you Master's kids, you've treated me as one of your own, you've made me feel apart of something and allowed me to help when I could, which I love to do.

I love the relationship I'm blessed to have with a Miss Angie Polston.  She's blessed me in ways I didn't think a romantic relationship could do, and she's constantly encouraging me to better myself and draw closer to God, which is NOT a common trait in girls today.  She's a true representation of a woman of God, and because we've kept God between us, not on the outside, our relationship is succeeding and moving forward in ways that neither I nor her could do on our own.  Not too long after I met her, she took a chance, grabbed my hand, and hasn't let go since.  I love her more than she'll ever know.

Take some time this Christmas season to remember what it's all about...God's gift to us through His son.  Bless someone with an encouraging word, don't hold back to tell someone how much they mean to you.  I love you all and hope you guys have an absolutely breathtaking and amazing Christmas.  I love you all.  God Bless.

Zachary S. Low

So i'm sitting in the middle of a study area in the middle of the Liberal Arts building on the campus of my school, the University of Central Oklahoma, and it's taking A LOT of effort to hold back tears.  This week has been one full of emotional ups and downs, and it's crazy how no matter what it is you're going through God can send you the smallest of things to pick you up when you're sure as crap feeling down......a hug from my parents...that song i love so much, or a new one that totally blows my mind away....friends telling jokes and just messing around to make me laugh...my beautiful girlfriend smiling at me like she does....

There's this new song I absolutely love.  It's called "The Promise" and it's originally done by When in Rome, but Anberlin has it on their newest CD.  The lyrics are just so heartfelt and make me feel like everything is going to be alright.

If you need a friend,
Don't look to a stranger,
You know in the end,
I'll always be there.

And when you're in doubt,
And when you're in danger,
You know what to do,
and I'll be there.

I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say,
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be,
But if you'll wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me,
I promise, I promise you I will.

When your day is through,
and so is your temper,
You know what to do,
I'm gonna always be there.

Sometimes if I shout,
It's not what I intended,
These words just come out,
with no gripe to bear.

I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say,
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be,
But if you'll wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me,
I promise, I promise you I will.

This song just makes me think of two situations, two love stories, and they both make me smile super big.

Anyways, Jesus loves you, Jesus loves me, I love you, and hopefully you love me lol.  I John 4:8 - "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."

So this is all for now.  Have a fantazmo day/rest of hte week.  God Bless.

Zachary S. Low

So i've been without internet at my house for a little over a week now, and it's definitely affecting my blog posting....

I've got so much i could write down, definitely more than enough for one blog post, so I'm deciding to not write much of anything today, rather, I'll go back to my journal and just transcribe parts of it that I want to write about on to here on another day.

So rather than write about what i've been writing about in my journal, today I'm going to just write a spill about my thoughts on love and relationships (and not just the mushy kinds).

When I was in high school, at the end of the my last football practice ever, the day before my final football game, one of my coaches gave a little talk I guess you could call it to the whole team, mostly to honor us seniors and what not.  One thing he said has stuck with me and will to the day i die (unless i have some sort of memory loss, which in that case, I'd have to go back and read about anything I've ever written about it).  Anyways, the thing he told us was, "Relationships are the single most important thing in your life."  Wow.  It's so simple yet so complex.  Just think about it...break it down...your relationship with God and Jesus defines who you are and ultimately where you're going to spend your eternity.  Next you have your family relationships...your mother and father who raise you...siblings if you have them...other members that may play an important part such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, etc.  You have your friends...whether they are best friends or casual acquaintances, they all play a part in who you are and who you will one day be.  Then there is that romantic relationship, the closest human relationship you can reach...marriage.  Every relationship in life is important, but they can easily get out of priority.  It's extremely easy to put a girlfriend/boyfriend or a best friend over spending time with God.  But if Jesus truly is your BEST FRIEND, and you have that relationship with Him...why aren't you spending time with Him?  The fact is, you spend time with those you love the most, and you spend time to build relationships.  And what about our relationships with our "neighbors" and "enemies"?  Shouldn't we spend time with them as tough as that sounds?

Anyways, this is just me writing all my thoughts down in no specific order.  Feel free to comment, but please be nice.  God Bless.

Zachary S. Low

Before i jump into this blog post, let me just say I think God speaks to His numerous, diverse children in a number of diverse ways.  I think God utilizes music, especially lyrics, to appeal to me and my desire to one day be a writer.  So with that said....

There's a new song that pretty much the whole song is just full of revelation and inspiration from God.  This morning at prayer, I was feeling tired, which is a no brainer, but in a room full of people for some reason I felt extremely alone.  I didn't feel like praying at all, to be honest, so I was just like, God, talk to me, because you know I'm tired and I don't wanna do the talking this morning.  So i was just standing there and I felt God telling me "Look me in my eyes."  I used to have a problem looking people in their eyes, because I've had a self-esteem problem for quite some time, but my amazing friends and awesome girlfriend have helped me slowly move through it.  But now, looking people in there eyes is very important to me.  I look my parents, elders, anyone over me pretty much, in there eyes as a sign of respect. I look my friends in there eyes, especially when they're talking, to give them my full attention so they know I think what they're saying is important.  I look my girlfriend in her eyes, so she knows I love her and I pay attention to every word she says.  So when God told me to look me in His eyes, I ultimately had no idea what this meant, seeing as how He's not exactly physically right in front of me.  So we sat down and I had this running in my head, then we broke off into our own private prayer time.  I grabbed my iPod and turned on one of my current favorite artists, Mat Kearney, and this song came on, it's called Breathe In, Breathe Out.  The chorus is my title, "Cause there is a light in your eyes, in your eyes."  This blew me away, it just made me realize that in the darkness that this physical earth is truly in, I can look to God, my Heavenly Father, look Him in His eyes, and see that there is hope, that He loves me, and that I'm never alone, He's here with me, and He's always going to be here with me.  There's so much more to this song that I could write about and talk about how God spoke to me through it, but this post is already quite lengthy, so if you care to know the details feel free to ask. For now, I big you all adieu, have an amazing day.  God Bless.

Zachary S. Low