Yeah, that's how we say it when they require us to love our enemies. Really, is it even possible? Especially if that somebody has hurt you so bad you thought you won't be able to recover?
We usually get the same scenes from romantic movies. This guy cheats on his girlfriend, this wife cheats on his husband with his bestfriend. We get it. There will be reconciliation and forgiveness in the end. Anyway, movies are just representations of cliches, huh?
But this is real life. And though I agree with you on the part where some movies are cliche, love is an entirely different matter when you have come to know Christ. Yes, I am not in a position to say anything (maybe in time I will be). Love is not just about forgiving the other person. Not just about letting it be. Whether or not you'll get back together, leave it to time. It's not just that.
True love should be redeeming.
Read the story of Hosea and Gomer (Hosea 3:1-5). Hosea did not only accept Gomer back into his life, but he made her wait in his house and be freed from her carnality. He did not simply keep her just to satisfy his ego or keep her to himself. Hosea did this because he wanted to be part of God's great plan for Gomer, which is to experience real repentance and freedom.
That should be your love (and I am telling this to the future me). It should not be centered only on the two of you. It should be redeeming, with Christ as the focal point of everything there is to trust, hope, and wait for.
You see, we love because He loved us first (1 John 4:19). And His is unconditional and redeeming. Behold, fellas, you must strive for yours to be the same.
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