Lust vs. Love

(Caution: Thoughts, not facts, thoughts and opinions from this writer, you are about to be read, read at your own risk)

You can be in lust with someone. Lust is defined in the dictionary (the first definition) as a very strong sexual desire. The second definition is just a very strong desire for something. But I think when most of us think of lust we think of the first definition. Anyway you can be in lust with someone. This may be sexual, or just emotional I think too or both, probably both.  I think that when you're in lust with someone that their feelings and wants become less important and your feelings and desire become more important. In other words, your own selfishness is abounding.

I am sharing this because this has been happening to me recently. I have been thinking very selfishly and wanting to be with someone because of the way he makes me feel. Now I don't think it is bad to feel good, but when my feelings start only thinking about myself and how I feel that is when my selfishness is abounding. I am loving, I am lusting. Loving would be wanting to be near this person because he is so awesome, he is caring, he is one of those people that you just see all the time and want to be friends with if you aren't already and if you are then you just want to be better friends. He plays awesome music and is active and talented in soccer. He works hard and tries to always help his family when they need him most. He makes me think about stuff that I don't want to think about but should. He loves God and is trying to serve Him and seek Him.

Yes it is great that he makes me feel good and happy, but my thoughts and desires to be near him have not been because of the reasons I just listed. They have been for selfish reasons. So all I am saying is that there is a difference between lust and love and I really want to love, not lust. Something I need to work on. And I'm going to.