Love's Muse...the Meaning

     So, I joined the realm of bloggers. I joined two days ago, and it's taken two days to post something! When I first joined, I thought it would be so easy to just write what I was thinking about and share with my friends. Instead, I found that I didn't really know what I was going to write about.
     It was much like trying to figure out what I was going to name my blog. I wanted something interesting, different. But, I also wanted it to say something about myself. How did I end up with "Love's Muse"? I got 'love' because...well, because I love Love. My favorite Bible verses are 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a. They are what most people call the Love Verses. They end up in probably more weddings than really delicious cake. To me, these verses mean so much more than just words said to loved ones on a special day.

     Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love doesn't delight in evil, but rejoices in Truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

    They're guidelines on how to (try to) live my life. Since I'm only human, I fail at many of these descriptions daily. I will be the first to tell anyone that I do, indeed, have more road-rage than I should have, because I don't have the patience. And what is the first thing love is according to verse 4? Patient. All I can do is try to live my life according to these verses.
     Why even try to do that? Because I love God with all my heart and want to follow Him. 1 John 4:8 says "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." So, not only are these verses guidelines to running my life, they're also a small definition, a miniscule glimpse, of who God really is.
     I could go on and on and pick those few verses apart, but that would take a long time. Maybe some other post I will pick the verses apart more and more. Instead, I will explain why I used 'muse' as my second word. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of muse is:

(as a verb) 1. to become absorbed in thought; especially : to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively

2.  to think or say reflectively

(as a noun) 1. a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction

 2. a source of inspiration; especially : a guiding genius

     The whole point of a blog is to write down a person's thoughts, feelings, opinions, and share it with others. What I will be writing in the posts are certainly things that I will have turned over in the mind meditatively and thought reflectively about.

     It's funny. When I first started this first post, I was aimlessly typing, hoping for some direction on what to write about. The words took off without me and I'm just now catching up to the fact that I've actually put together a (somewhat) cohesive first blog post!!!