Are you "in love" with God?

This seemed like a strange question to me when asked in our community group book Crazy Love. My response - I had never really thought about it that way. 

While people went around the room sharing their thoughts, I continued to to think about it more deeply. 

What does it really mean to be "in love"? 

Is it different than when you are "in love" with your spouse and with God?

A younger girl, in her early twenties, said it was difficult for her to define the meaning of being "in love," because people her age are often facing that question in their relationships. Do you like like him or do you LOVE him?

I concluded that my definition of being "in love" with someone is commitment. 

While some describe being in love to be what they see in the movies.....the googly-eyed, people who are happy 24-7, no cares in the world, and say I love you every half hour. Yes, I believe this exists, but we all know that we are not like that 24-7. We have our bad days, our days of exhaustion, our days of forgetfulness, our rushed days, our routine days, and our great days.

One wife commented that she wouldn't say she is "in love" all the time. There are moments of spiritual numbness. I don't agree. 

I would hate for Matt to say he is feeling numb in our relationship.....numb to our love or our marriage. Or worse, that he's not in love with me, even if it was just that day. I don't believe that in relationships you are granted days in which you are not in love with that person. You might be arguing that day, but that doesn't mean you aren't in love with them anymore.

I have heard those words before from someone I was in love with and it hurts and it's real. It is not something to be said lightly. 

I think people are in love with someone and then think they love someone else is really just infatuated with someone else or it could be that they simply care about someone else. Love can be taken different ways. But in that situation, an "in love" relationship does not one day wake up and say "I think I love someone else." That is not being "in love" with someone. That my friend, is infatuation in my eyes.  Temptation like that is a sin and not to be confused with being "in love."

Being in love is more than just three words: I love you.

For me, yes, I am in love with God. I am committed. I will not stray from Him.

I view this as the same way I view my relationship with Matt. I am committed through the good days and the bad days and I will not stray.

Have you asked yourself lately, Am I in love with God? Something to think on.