You will never understand how God loves you until you meditate on how you perceive or even practice love. Human beings tend to love in a totally different way than God does.
Human love
Seeks mutual benefit
Emotional
Romantic
Temporary
Self-centered
Focuses on personal desires
Based on factors that can change
Loves if
Loves because
Is conditional
Fades when challenges and problems arise
Is based on receiving
Is possessive
Is about personal satisfaction
Is driven by attraction and desire
seeks pleasure
Is unstable
Seeks reciprocation
Is based on how it makes me feel
Is competitive
Is based on worthiness
Keeps score
Is controlling
Is based on what it can get
God’s love
Seeks nothing in return
Is selfless
Is intentional
Commits
Is unconditional
Loves first
Is never-ending
Others oriented
Loves regardless
Is sacrificial
Overcomes obstacles
Is based on giving with no thought or return
Respects the freedom of the other
Is concerned with the well-being of the other
Is driven by choice and commitment
Loves despite or in spite of
Is based on what you need
Loves regardless of merit
Loves without counting the cost
Freeing
Loves even in the face of betrayal
Is based on what it can give
Sees past the sin and the skin
Sees value after its investment
Bible Verses
Quotes
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