This issue of Activated is on the all-time favorite subjects of love and romance. Why say more about those, you may wonder, when already they're everywhere, from movies, romance novels and music to self-help books, magazines, and Internet sites galore. What more needs to be said? Indeed, what more can be said? We hope to cover these subjects from a different angle--one that you may have never considered.

Some years ago there was a popular song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love." It went on to say that there was plenty of just about everything else--mountains, hillsides, oceans, rivers, and so on--but that there never seemed to be enough love in the world. It was an ostensibly sweet and idealistic song, but the implication, at least to me, was that God was at fault for not having created enough love. That's sad, because it's simply not true. "God is love" (1 John 4:8). He is both the very essence of love and the Creator of love in all its wonderful forms. And since God fills the earth, the universe, and Heaven itself, there's always plenty of love to go around. In other words, the problem is not with Him.

The hitch is that when most people seek love, especially romantic love, they fail to include Him. Perhaps they think He's too holy or too busy running the universe to involve Himself with such petty and carnal matters as the emotional needs of His creations. And so they try to muddle through, when in fact He wants to be involved and His help is right there for the asking.

So if you're looking to give and receive real love, go to the Source. He's got all the advice, answers, and love you need.

Keith Phillips
For the Activated family