Gift of Love

Gift of Love


Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

I like to think that I do things with no one’s help. As an example, I became a follower of Jesus, and I have always figured I did that on my own. I remember hearing an old saying: If you take one step toward God, He will take one step toward you. But by the time you take the next step, you will realize that it was God who made the first. In other words, God was in hot pursuit of us way before we started pursuing Him. Our relationship with God is His gift to us.

Well, this verse speaks of another Godly gift, the ability to love. If you ask me, I think love is a rare and somewhat abnormal thing. If it was common to mankind, I imagine love would erase the majority of wars, murders and negative evening news. If love was common to us all, it would not need to come from God, or for that matter, work as an ID card so others know we belong to Him. When we act in God styled love, I don’t think it is a natural thing, I think it is a supernatural phenomenon.

I’ll be honest, I don’t really know how to use this love stuff, but I get the feeling that God will direct me on how to express His style of love. I think His love is what allows a victim to share Jesus with their attacker.
I think God helps us when we express His style of love for the loveless, the unlovely and unlovable. I think this gift from God is what enables us to forgive those that hurt us. And I think this type of supernatural love is what helps others see that God must be real.