Many people find it hard to fall in love with God, because they claim to not see love when they talk about God. And yet from the Old Testament, way up to the New Testament, God asks us...
love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength
And Jesus tops it off with...
love your neighbor as yourself
St. John tells us that "we love because he first loved us" (1 Jn 4:19). God is our source of love, and it is ironic for us not to see love when we remember Him. But why do many still not find Him?
One of the greatest paradoxes of life is that it is when we give ourselves that we find ourselves completely. In other words, the more we give of ourselves, the more we'll experience authentic lvoe. We find it hard to see love in our efforts to build a relationship with God because we still focus on ourselves, and hold on to the things we have.
Want love that's infinitely abundant? Let go and let God!
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