Love Triangle

this might get a bit confusing, but stay with me.  if your love relationship is going to be any good, you need a love triangle.  yeah, that’s right, but i promise it’s probably not what you are thinking.  if i were tech savvy i would draw this, but since i’m not either you have to imagine it or draw it yourself.  on a piece of paper, draw yourself (stick people work, they make you look skinnier too) and then on the opposite side of the page, draw a stick person that represents the person you are in love with.  then draw a straight line from you to them (in my drawing usually that line is 6″-8″).  now in your love life, the goal of your relationship is to make this distance as short as possible, right?  ie, you want to get as close as you can.  so how do you do that?  people try all kinds of ways to get and stay close, but here is the best way and the only way that works long term- you have to add God to the mix.  above your stick couple and in the middle of the line connecting you two, write God (you can’t draw Him b/c nobody knows what He looks like).  now draw a line from you to God and a line from the one you love to God.  the picture in front of you should be a triangle- you and your love on the bottom angles and God at the top of the pyramid.  now here is why you need this love triangle.  you need God in your life and your goal in life, even above your relationship with the person you love, should be to walk as closely with God as possible.  you need to pursue God.  you need to read the Bible, pray, worship, live, all the spiritual disciplines and everything in your life should be aimed at God. now on your triangle, draw another stick you on the line connected to God, but a lot closer to God than the first stick you (that’s called spiritual growth).  as you chase God, you get closer to Him.  at the same time, suppose the person you love does the same thing- they too go all out for God, chasing hard after Him and over time, they too move up their line of connection to God and become much closer to Him. draw a new stick them closer to God like the new stick you.  now draw a new line between the two new stick people that have gotten closer to God.  what happens to the distance between the two of you as you chase God and get closer to Him?  that’s right, you get drawn closer together.  now you see why you need a love triangle. if you really want to experience lasting love, the best way to do it is to chase after God and let Him draw you together.