“This is the
very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.”
We all need to be loved and we all need to love.
However, the need to love is mostly neglected and we focus on the need to be
loved because of selfishness. In fact, every living thing needs love and responds
to any expression of love. Animals, plants, and humans appreciate when shown
some kind of love and care. But in today’s world, love is a scarce virtue
because it is not easily given.
Many today will appear to love you because they want something from you. The real test comes when you can’t supply what they were looking for. That is when you know whether you were loved or used. But the good news is that God is love . Loving is a product of His very nature. He loves not because of you but because of Himself. So in spite of what you may have done to disappoint and disobey God, He still loves you because He is Love, and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Whatever people have done against you and to disappoint, to abuse, and hurt you, God still loves you in spite of your circumstances. And He regards you highly as His child. Yes, many whys may not have answers now, but the greatest answer is that God is Love and that He loves you! The best thing you can do now is to start loving Him back. Love Him back by obeying Him (John 14:15) and love others. Jesus said “…Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another…”
Many today will appear to love you because they want something from you. The real test comes when you can’t supply what they were looking for. That is when you know whether you were loved or used. But the good news is that God is love . Loving is a product of His very nature. He loves not because of you but because of Himself. So in spite of what you may have done to disappoint and disobey God, He still loves you because He is Love, and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Whatever people have done against you and to disappoint, to abuse, and hurt you, God still loves you in spite of your circumstances. And He regards you highly as His child. Yes, many whys may not have answers now, but the greatest answer is that God is Love and that He loves you! The best thing you can do now is to start loving Him back. Love Him back by obeying Him (John 14:15) and love others. Jesus said “…Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another…”
Real love is found near the heart of God, the God who is Love. There is a place of quiet rest, a place of full release, a place where all are accepted, a place where sin does not molest, a place where temptations are overcome, a place where all guilty stains are washed away, a place where love overflows, and that place that is near to the heart of the living God. That is where you will learn how to love others unconditionally. That is where you need to stay all the days of your life because you belong there...
Be blessed as you stay near to God´s heart and as you sense His presence where ever you are.
Mphatso Bello
