Grown up love is the kind of love God has shown toward us in his Son Jesus Christ. And grown up love is the kind of love we are to have for one another. W hen two people first fall in love, they find it fairly easy to love each other. Their love is comfortable in most cases because it is childish and immature. But as their relationship grows, things change a little.
Irritations occur, and impatience sets in.
And when arguments arise, it is tempting to be rude and arrogant and insist on one's own way. If their love remains childish, the relationship will probably end. The two will realize that what they had in their first childish moments of love is not enough to sustain them in a life-long marriage. O n the other hand, as the two respond to the challenge by allowing their love for each other to mature, then they have the capacity for a marriage relationship that will grow and keep on growing for the rest of their lives. As they give up childish ways and instead love and forgive each other the way God loves and forgives them, then every day of their life together will bring grace upon grace beyond all expectations for them and for everyone around them.