Let me start off with saying that I'm an INTJ. I have difficulties letting emotions process and if they ever come up I try to suppress them. Being filled with any strong emotion, be it sadness, happiness, etc, is almost like being drunk. I feel lightheaded, and I start doing things outside of my control. I like being clearheaded, clear minded, and I don't mind sacrificing what I feel that I want over what I know that I need. Sacrifices can include things such as movies, books, etc, but can also include people. In other words, cutting off ties with people is no problem for me. Although I tend to linger on such people because of my useless emotions, once I cut off a tie, it gets pretty well cut off. Of course, every once in a while, my thinking side gets worn out and my feeling side takes over... which I wish wouldn't happen.
So imagine how I felt when I see the guy I love through the window of the BART train I was in as it was leaving. (Not that I want to be with him or anything. I may have feelings for him, but pursuing him is something I will not do.) I haven't seen him in over half a year, much less talk to him. I did end up sending a text and an email, but like I said, stupid feeling side. My chest started to hurt, and I of course tried to suppress it. For me, it is unfortunate that I cannot choose who I love and who I don't. I don't like how being in love makes you slightly irrational. I don't like how my mind wanders off to thinking about him, and I definitely don't like how my heart hurts whenever I try to suppress these emotions. Then a couple days later, the same thing happens. I'm on BART, and through my window I see him. Granted, it may not have been him at all. It most certainly may have been my mind wanting to think that I was seeing him. But anyways, according to my eyes and my brain, I saw him. And I was wishing that I hadn't.
Then I started to think, how do I love God? Am I loving God with the type of love that I can turn on and off at will? Shouldn't I be loving God to the point of irrationality, the way God gave up everything to love us? Shouldn't I love God to the point where He's the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last thing I think of when I sleep? Shouldn't I love Him to the point where I can't wait to talk to Him and hear His voice? Shouldn't I love Him so much that I can't wait until the day that I get to seem Him in person? What's the point of singing about love if I don't feel it? Instead of trying to suppress these feelings of love, I should embrace them. So what if I get sad because I don't see this guy? By embracing these ridiculous feelings of love, I can learn even more what it is to be in love with God.
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