Love

Love: a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person

admire, adulate, be attached to, be captivated by, be crazy about, be enamored of, be enchanted by, be fascinated with, be fond of, be in love with, canonize, care for, cherish, choose, deify, delight in, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, fancy, glorify, go for*, gone on, have affection for, have it bad, hold dear, hold high, idolize, long for, lose one’s heart to, prefer, prize, put on pedestal, think the world of, thrive with, treasure, venerate, wild for, worship

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (New International Version)
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
The first Fruit of the Spirit that is listed is Love. God commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves. We are to love everyone. Something that God does! Loving everyone isn’t exactly easy, I know. However, we are commanded to love everyone, even our enemies. I know that this is not an easy task. It does not mean that we have to run around hugging everyone. Simple acts of kindness to everyone. Slow down, take the time to do something nice for a random stranger, If they ask why, Tell them that God wanted them to know that He loves them!
Remind yourself daily that God loves YOU. He sent his only son to atone for your sins. That is LOVE! As a parent I could never imagine killing one of my children for the world. Putting them through the most unimaginable pain and suffering just can’t even be comprehended.
What can you do to show your love?