Love has entered the picture...

I was reading Passion and Purity last night, and it reminded me of this lesson I had learned. Elizabeth Elliott said, "If you love someone, there are many things you will do for that person because you love him-- not because its what you'd prefer if love did not enter the picture. The fact is, love has entered the picture. Therefore, in your heart you can be very honest "when you tell him you really prefer to do what He wants, because, more than your own pleasure, you want His."
Things get hard. The weight of your decision and commitment will catch up with you. But this is what true love does. And when it hurts, you offer the sacrifice to God. You yield your heart to the One who has a bigger, better plan.