Take a leap of faith and dare to LOVE!

It takes faith to be happy, to be content in a relationship. To believe that you've finally found "the One", your soul-mate. Without faith you'll always be searching, criticizing, complaining and wondering if there's someone with more to offer out there.

And the sad reality is: there'll always be someone better looking, someone with a higher IQ, someone richer, taller, slimmer or funnier, the list goes on. Unless you're willing to take a leap of faith, hope for the best, amplify the highlights and de-emphasize the low-lights in your romantic journey, your relationship really doesn't stand a chance.

A friend of mine once likened being in love to sky diving. As long as you meditate on the risks - the possibility of the plane suddenly bursting into flames with you in it or your parachute not opening resulting in you falling to your death at 1,357.64 km/hr (843.6 mph),  you'll never do it.

But if you revel in the thrill and ecstasy of the experience, take the challenges in your stride and savor each and every moment, you may just find that you've been blessed beyond measure.

I think the Bible puts it across best in 1st Corinthians 13 v 7 - 8, "Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

Maybe it's about time we cast off all restraint, threw caution to the wind and took a dive... into the magical world of love!