Wounds of a lover are faithful

Here are some interesting thoughts to consider. There are two different angles from two different Bible translations to help us to understand love and faithfulness a bit more deeply, from God's Word.

Proverbs 27:6 GNV (1599 Geneva Version)

6The wounds of a lover are faithful, and the kisses of an enemy are pleasant.

Proverbs 27:6 KJV (King James Version)

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The word "faithful" in the original Hebrew is 

Strongs #539
"aw-man"
"A primitive root; properly to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or {faithful} to trust or {believe} to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (in ; by interchange for 541) to go to the right hand: - hence {assurance} {believe} bring {up} {establish} + {fail} be faithful (of long {continuance} {stedfast} {sure} {surely} {trusty} {verified}) {nurse} (-ing {father}) ({put}) {trust} turn to the right."

Those who love us will say or do things that build us up and support us. But on occasion, those very same actions can sometimes hurt. 

Just remember that Godly love is not all about the roses and kisses. It is about permanence according to this word above. It is about being morally true and certain. It is about being established. It is about being firm. When someone loves you, you will know because they will not always agree with you. Sometimes they will take you to task from the Word of God. Immature people will say this kind of confrontation is "unloving" and "unkind". They run away from truth and accuse their lover of being unloving. But in reality, when truth is spoken in love, it is the purest form of love. When someone is in love with you, you will know because they will not hide the truth from you. They will present it to you as gently and kindly as they can, but it will be undiluted and uninhibited truth. Love and truth cannot be apart. They must both exist within the framework of any Godly relationship. This applies to romantic relationships, and also to friendships. It all starts and ends with Christ. 

~CJA

===Thurs. January 22/15 4:18pm EST===