"What Is Our Love Problem?"

By: Zach Wood

John 15:17

This is my command:  Love each other.

 

 

This past Tuesday evening, our small group from church looked at a video lesson on love.  What amazed me was how the guy spoke about receiving God's Love in order to effectively love other people.  God wants us to realize how very much He truly loves us.  We need to bask in that Love He has for us and soak it in.  That love we soak in sets us free to love others.  But, that's the hard part of love.....loving other people.  It's not usually a hard thing to love God.  It's just hard to love people.  Come on, admit it!  There are probably people in your life you would rather just put in an isolation chamber forever, right?  It sounds harsh, but that's how we feel toward certain people sometimes, isn't it?  We avoid them because we find it so difficult to express love when it is not reciprocated.

 

After our video lesson, I was convicted that we need to practice the power of love.  The power of love is something wonderful when it comes from God.  We, as humans, do NOT have the power to love as God loves.  His love is just not part of our human form.  His love power is so far beyond us and past our understanding.  However, He allows us to read about His love, receive that love, and then pray for the power for Him to work through our hearts to give that love to others.  Yeah, there's risk involved.  It's easy to love those who love you right back!  There's not much risk involved.  

 

What I find in Scripture is a command.  Not an option, but a command.  We are commanded to love each other.  Jesus Christ expressed this over and over again with His disciples.  Why do you think He went over this subject of love so much?  He knew it would be downright difficult to love others.  When we find it hard to love those around us, we need to remember how much God loves us and how much He showed that love by sending Christ to die for us to save us.  Our hearts need to be filled and overflowing with His love so that we can show others the love and light of Christ!  

 

We all know people who we have trouble loving.  It won't be fixed overnight.  It takes time.  We must make small steps to show love to them.  By a phone call, e-mail, sending a card through the mail, or making a personal visit.

 

What is our love problem?  We need to learn to love unconditionally.  Christ did, so what is stopping us?