We love because He first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him: whoever loves God MUST also love his brother. ~1 John 4:19-21 (emphasis mine) If how I treat people is based on how they make me feel, what they can or cannot do for me , or what they think or how they feel about me , I prove that I am more interested in being well-loved rather than being the one who loves well. In our current society, the comforts, preferences, security, and everything that any individual desires—reigns supreme. The godly desires for community and friendship are now an endangered precept. 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. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. ~John 13:34-35 Let love be genu...
