When Loving Isn't Easy

In case you haven't noticed, it's Valentines Day. And what is Valentine's Day about? Love. (Good job. You're acing this quiz!) Love for others is a nice vague idea when we're cutting out paper hearts or chatting with a friend. But what should we do when we just want to curl up and tell everyone to go away?  What about when we really want to say something 'helpful' to another person, even though we know it would hurt them? Why should we keep loving?  Well, because God is love.

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A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."
​~ John 13:34

We love God because He first loved us. Because He loves us, we have the freedom of knowing that our value is found in Christ. When we rest in this assurance, we are free to love others without the fear of rejection.
​If you want to know God, then love. Love when it hurts. Love when no one else thinks you have to. Love when it's inconvenient. Love even when no one notices. And above all, love because God loves.