Relationships

Since I'm an extraordinarily opinionated person, I thought I'd share my views on relationships- now, I know what you're thinking. I'm 13, how could I possibly have anything to say about relationships? But this isn't based on experience, this is what I think are the right and wrong aspects of relationships.
I'm going to start by saying that I think relationships at my age are totally and utterly pointless. You may not like it, but that's my honest opinion. We barely know ourselves at this age, there's so much to discover and so much to learn, and being in a relationship would hold you back from a lot of opportunities- why would you want to be involved in something that will only hold you back from doing what you are called to do?
I've seen people in my year at school, in a relationship with a different person almost every week. How pointless is that? Going out with someone for the sake of being able to say that you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend? I can honestly say that there are much more important things in life than that.

Secondly, after being with someone for a few days, or a few weeks, is it real when you say you love them? I read the words, 'I love you' online so often, when the next day it's over and they're 'in love' with someone else. Love doesn't come and go in a day! It's like the words have lost their real meaning to some people.

Also, I've noticed so many unproductive relationships- people who are together because they don't want to break up, even though they don't feel the same way that they used to. People who are in relationships for the sake of it. And people who are in relationships, not because they want to be, but because they feel pressured by the fact that all their friends have a relationship and they don't.

Something that really inspired me to write this blog is the Relationship Drama at LIFE a while ago. It showed how relationships are these days, and how people can feel pressured into being in a relationship when they don't feel comfortable about it. If you haven't seen it, I really suggest you watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUgEE5KdXGY&feature=channel_video_title

One of the best descriptions of love I've ever heard comes from 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Real, true love will always bring out the best in you. It'll make you feel good about yourself, and it will always protect you. Love is forgiving of all things, and it doesn't give up through the hard times.

If you're in a relationship, think about whether you really love the person you're with. Does this verse speak directly to your relationship? Or are you in that relationship because you feel you have to be?

I can honestly say that right now, the best relationship you could possibly have is with God. God will love you no matter what; He has forgiven you of everything, and you can trust him with absolutely anything.

So, what I'm really trying to get across here is that, right now, there are so many more important things to focus on than human relationships- find out who you really want to be, what you really want to do, and develop a relationship with God. It's far more rewarding than a relationship that you know in your heart wont last.