What IS Love??

1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" 

Yesterday's topic was "What A Love" in reference to God's love for us. After writing about that I began to think about what love actually is; how it is defined in the Bible and how it is for us today. If you start at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 13 you'll find that without the love of others (not the love of the things), the gifts God has given you are nothing. You can sacrifice all of yourself and gain nothing if you have not loved others. Love is clearly defined here; however, it is shown in the life of Jesus Christ as a sacrifice. Jesus sacrificed himself to show us what real love looks like. Jesus served us because He loved us, He healed us because He loved us, He saved us because He love us, He fed us because He loved us, He DIED for us because He loved us. God's love is directed outward and is selfless. The closer we become to Christ the more we should become like Christ in our loving, giving, and sacrificing.

My only question for God is....how much do we sacrifice for the one we love? Our life as Jesus did? God replied with " I have control over your heart (Psalm 37:4) and your life...trust me, listen to me, and I will guide you just as I did my Son". WOW!!! I am then reminded that God is in control, even of the way we love and the extent to which we love. Don't be so caught up in the idea of love that you forget the purpose of love. Love is essential to our being. God speaks of love soooo many times throughout the Bible...His love for us, how we should love Him, how we should love our neighbor, how husbands should love their wives, etc. Loving God is easy...loving others is risky which is why God had to give us instructions on how to do it HIS way. 

All in all, even if you've read everything about love you will never truly know love until you feel it! 

Song: Heaven (The Love Song)  by Tamela Mann