What is Love?

So I've had this on my mind a lot lately.
Love.
What is love?
Now, I know we all know the verses 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."

Think about that. Most people assume love is just a feeling, but it is not. It is action. It's belief. But most of all, its greater than you. Greater than your pride or your own wants and desires. It goes above yourself.

The "feelings" that you get is what's called infatuation. No where in those verses did it say that love is butterflies. Now, I'm not saying infatuation is wrong, not at all. But when you say that you love someone, when really in all reality you don't, that's wrong.

True love is so strong. It breaks all bonds of common sense and what you thought you knew. It's humbling what it does to you. If only you could pick who you love, but I learned that it picks you.

I guess I'm venting today because love is really breaking me down. Keep this verse in mind so you don't rush into love, especially when you aren't ready even if you think you are:

Song of Songs (Solomon) 8:4
"Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires."

Spend tremendous amounts of time in prayer before dating someone, and make sure its the person God has called for you, so feelings and time are not wasted on the wrong person.