We continue our conversational series of life messages between Steve Sizemore and Bob Swank. (For Steve’s bio see episode 1)
Today we jump into the two basic commands of Jesus: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.
Jesus invites everyone into the joyful yet challenging journey of loving in the way He loves. He said, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.” When we look at what love cost Jesus in the garden and at the cross we may wonder if that is even possible. The answer is yes – by His grace!
In this episode we learn some foundational truths about love:
- Love is a choice.
- Definition of love: choosing the highest good or best for God and others.
- Our love for God is always a response to His great love for us.
- God created us to be loving. My choice to love flows from my identity that I was created to be love to others.
- The emotions connected to the choice to love are not always pleasant.
- To grow in love I need to focus on how much God loves me instead of how much I love God and others.
