If we love God, then we love who God wants us to love and in the way God wants us to love them. If we love ourselves then we love who we want to love and in the way we want to love them.
Pop psychology urges us to love who we want to love, in any way that we want to love them, without any reference to God or His will for our love. Some say that love is a personal choice. Others tell us that who or what we love is genetically determined. But the ungodly are agreed in this, “no one should impose restrictions on another person’s love.”
But the Bible teaches us that fallen, sinful men are not wise enough, not good enough, nor are they strong enough, to make that decision for themselves. We need God’s direction, God’s blessing, and God’s strength to know and to experience Love as He ordained it to be.
Those who resist God’s direction for their love are displaying the height of folly and the depths of their depravity. Those who embrace God’s direction for their love are not only happier and more at peace today, they will know the joy of heaven forever.
So do you love what God wants you to love?
Do you love who God wants you to love?
Do you love in the way God wants you to love?
If so, then it can be truthfully said, “you love God.”
If not, then pray that God will for Christ’s sake forgive you for idolizing your opinion rather than yeilding to His will. Determine that with God’s help, you will love as He wants you to love. And pray that God will perfect your love for Him and His divine will. If you will sincerely seek to love God, love His Will, and love His Way, you will one day enter into that heavenly home the Lord is even now preparing for you.
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