So now that we have explored the meaning of LOVE. I am now going to attempt in my best efforts to shine an understanding on what INFATUATION is. Understand that my purpose in doing this is because often so many of us are experiencing feelings of infatuation with those that we claim to love.
Given the same biblical guidelines that we covered in pt. 1 we will approach it in the same manner. So I ask the question again that was asked to me, "What is the difference between LOVE and INFATUATION?"
So this is Infatuation?...
INFATUATION IS PATIENT?
Infatuation does not have the ability to wait. It is moved by the moment and it is hurried by its emotions. Infatuation does not allow the natural progression to take place within its relationships. Infatuation seeks a destination (often marriage for most) rather than genuinely enjoying the journey with the other person. Infatuation moves out of season and acts prematurely.
INFATUATION IS KIND?
Infatuation hears but does not take the time to listen. Infatuation is argumentative and oppositional with their partner. Infatuation is mean spirited and is often cheap and tight. Infatuation driven parties are intense and hard-skinned.
INFATUATION DOES NOT ENVY?
Infatuation is possessive and jealous. It is full of insecurities because it is rarely content in with what it has. Infatuation wants more for itself but places restrictions on the lives of their partners. Infatuation does not know the other person well enough, which is why it is distraught by petty issues.
INFATUATION DOES NOT BOAST?
Infatuation is overly confident in itself. It is loud and rambunctious with its attempts to gather others to join its bandwagon. It is constantly seeking approval and by doing such it convinces itself that it is better than others. Infatuation holds its head to the sky with thoughts of self and its head is only lowered when it is looking down upon others.
INFATUATION IS NOT PROUD?
With similarities of being boastful, infatuation is also prideful. Infatuation believes that it knows all, therefore, its growth is consequently stunted. Infatuation can hear the voice of God within them and also from others but is reluctant to change. Infatuation is stuck in its ways because it is firm that its ways are what is best.
INFATUATION IS NOT RUDE?
Infatuation is harsh and abrasive. It is impolite and disorderly because it disregards civility. Its driving force is not based on peaceful outcomes and acts out as such with crude behaviors.
INFATUATION IS NOT SELF SEEKING?
In direct contrast to love, infatuation is selfishness in its absolute form. Infatuation seeks pleasure for itself. Infatuation will do for the other only to bring gratification to itself. It does not do things without looking for something in return. Infatuation has its hand out because it always wants and it always will take whatever it is given.
INFATUATION IS NOT EASILY ANGERED?
Infatuation has a short fuse that goes off often when it does not receive what benefits it. It is easily offended because it is always in defense. Infatuation is weak and feeble. It is afraid of being vulnerable in front of others.
INFATUATION KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS?
Infatuation holds on to disappointments and failures. It is very judgmental and does not take others off of the hook. Infatuation lives by fairy tale standards and holds their partners to that image. Infatuation becomes bitter by its inability to forgive. Anger is regularly a choice by infatuation.
INFATUATION DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH?
Infatuation is cloaked in fantasy. Based off of its sheer self-centeredness, infatuation is of the flesh. It seeks pleasure foremost and will ignore the morality or ethics to fulfill this desire.
INFATUATION ALWAYS PROTECTS?
Infatuation is only concerned with protecting itself. In prayer, infatuation will go before God with a wish list with extensive use of the pronouns such as me and I. It is unstable, shaky and insecure. Infatuation is immature and not properly grown. It does not have the capabilities to provide protection because it is ill equipped.
INFATUATION ALWAYS TRUSTS?
Since infatuation is based off of falsehoods, it is impossible to trust anyone or anything because it can not believe in its own self. Infatuation is a facade and is dishonest. What it is, is what it gives out. Infatuation is panicky and anxious, it is afraid of being seen and figured out and so it wears a mask that we tend to call love.
INFATUATION ALWAYS HOPES?
Infatuation's only hope is the hope that this feeling will never end. It has limited aspiration and unlimited expiration. It becomes its own god and lives through its revelations that are technically adolescent imaginations. Infatuation only sees with their natural eyes and not with their spiritual ones. What is impossible with infatuation is also impossible with God.
INFATUATION ALWAYS PERSEVERES?
Infatuation can not weather the storm. In the face of difficulties, challenges and adversities, infatuation fades and then once the smoke clears it is completely gone. It can not handle differences and imperfections.
INFATUATION NEVER FAILS?
Above all else, infatuation is short lived. It is a temporary passion filled moment in time birthed by intense physical affections. Unfortunately, for infatuation, it was written in Proverbs that beauty is fleeting and thus so are the effects of infatuation. Infatuation is merely just a beginning without a finality.
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