6 a.m. Conversations

Love isn’t sustained by convenience, it’s sustained by intention.

Anybody can love you when it’s easy. Anybody can show up when the vibes are good, the days are light, and the kids are quiet for once in their lives.

But real connection? That comes from choosing to be intentional when life is busy, messy, loud, complicated, and inconvenient as hell.

Intentionality is the difference between:
“I thought about you.”
and
“I made time for you.”

Those are not the same sentence. One is passive. The other is love in action. Most people don’t fall out of love, they fall out of being prioritized.

You ever been with someone and realized you’re getting the leftover energy?
The scraps? The “I’ll get to you when I get to you” version of them?

That’s what happens when intention goes missing. The relationship turns into something you maintain “when you can,” instead of something you nurture on purpose.

Let me speak from experience: A man who has loved and lost understands the value of intention differently. You learn that some moments won’t come back.
Some opportunities won’t repeat. Some chances won’t knock twice. And some people won’t wait forever for you to realize what you had.

So intention becomes sacred. Intentional touch. Intentional time. Intentional listening. Intentional effort. Intentional gratitude. Intentional growth.

Not perfect, intentional. There’s a difference.

Often, intentionality looks small:
-Sending the text before you forget
-Giving them your undivided attention
-Taking initiative instead of always reacting
-Watching their body language, not just their words
-Asking “How can I make your day lighter?”
-Showing love in the way they understand it

Love grows in the places you deliberately water. Not the places you assume will survive on their own.

Here’s something a lot of couples don’t realize: If you don’t intentionally move toward each other, life will unintentionally pull you apart. Not in one big breakup moment but through slow distance created by ignored opportunities to connect.

And listen, intentionality doesn’t mean being perfect or poetic. It means you care enough to show care.
Simple. Direct. Grown.

Imagine your partner goes an entire day without doing one intentional thing for you.
Not one check-in.
Not one gesture.
Not one moment where you felt deliberately chosen.

Now flip it, Imagine you went an entire day without doing one intentional thing for them.

Ask yourself honestly: Would your relationship feel the difference?
If the answer is no, that’s the warning sign right there.

Loving by HIS Word–“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14Love is a verb. A choice. A deliberate action. When we move with intention, we move in alignment with God’s design for connection.

6 a.m. Quote–Love doesn’t fade, attention does. Be intentional before the distance becomes permanent.

Marlon Dean–6 a.m. Conversation “Where love meets faith, one day at a time”