LOVE

What does true love look like?

God's Response
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstances.
I Corinthians 13:4-7

Our Takeaway
Our society confuses love and lust. Unlike lust, God's kind of love is directed outward toward others, not inward toward ourselves. Because His kind of love (Agape), is utterly unselfish, expressing it goes against our natural inclinations. It is impossible to have this love unless God helps us set aside our own natural desires so that we can love others without expecting anything in return. The more we become like Christ, the better we can truly love others.

God's Promise
If we love each other, God lives in us, and His love is brought to full expression in us.
I John 4:12