Love and faithfulness...

Proverbs 3:3 says, "Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."

'Write them on the tablet of your heart.'  I love that. 

So I searched 'love' first at dictionary.com, curious as to how the world officially defines it.  I should not have been surprised by what I discovered, but was nonetheless. 

love:  noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.

1.  a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.

2.  a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.

3.  sexual passion or desire.

 The first two are warm and fuzzy enough, I suppose.  But #3?  Come on.  Sexual passion and desire are not love.  They are the manifestation of love for some, but in the world today, I doubt there are many of those to be found. 

God is love.  Take God out of the picture of the universe and you take out love.  Allow God to write upon the tablet of your heart.  :)

So how does the world define faithfulness?

faith·ful –adjective

1. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.

2. true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.

3. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant: faithful friends.