Naked people, relationships, and backward love.

Humans are broken.

It's the truth. Plain and simple.  We all sinned and fell short of taking part in God's glory. We are all failures.

And even though God reached down and took the punishment, forgave us, and still accepts us into His glory, we still all struggle with our fallen nature.

And that's why, as every human is broken, so is every human relationship.

No matter how good of friends you are, how tight your family bond is, or how in love you are with someone, your relationship can not be perfect.

You will both still fail, and you will have broken moments.

That's just the way it happened when the first two naked people ate fruit.

And we have to recognize this in any relationship we have. We can't walk around expecting every one to be perfect. Would you expect that of yourself?

Therefore, every relationship is broken. It is fallen. It can't be perfect. Prefect relationships require perfect people. And those don't exist.

So when we do fall, as we are bound to do, we cannot simply give up. Perhaps the reason 50% of marriages end in divorce is because of these misplaced expectations. I'm sorry to say, but no human being will ever live up to all your expectations.You may very well find someone perfect for you, but they will not be perfect. They will make mistakes, and they will hurt you. You will do the same thing. But a part of any friendship or relationship is a commitment to stay by their side even in those low moments.

Loyalty: something I think our generation is quickly forgetting. When the mind-set of society becomes the viewpoint of me-centered-ness: loyalty, forgiveness, patience, and selflessness are simply pushed by the way side. The sad part is, all of these selfless traits are the very things that make up love itself. Love is not just a come-and-go feeling or emotion, it's a selfless commitment to put someone else's needs above your own. Not something our society exactly likes to preach nowadays...

It comes down to the backwards teachings of Jesus Christ. He went exactly against every generally accepted way of life. He taught that to be the greatest, you would have to become the least. To be king, you would have to become a servant. To respond to hate with love. To be first, become last. To be heard, be quiet, and do it in secret. To lead, serve. To truly live, die. Etc..

But that's just the thing, as backwards and messed up and His teaching seem, they are what actually work. God obviously understands our world, which He created, better than we do. And he taught us to be selfless, be servants, give unending undemanding no-strings-attatched love.

That is the only way a healthy relationship can grow. I guess that's what I wanted to say...