what is love?

Love.
It is a word that cost us much.
What does it mean to love?

The bible mentions the word love 494 times, so as followers we ought to know what love really means right?
Corinthians 13:13 says "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

Regardless of age, gender and all other properties, if you realised, we have always been searching for love. Love from our parents, love from our friends, and love, from those of whom we love. With the little we know about love, we want to give our love to others, and hopefully receive love back. But more often than not, the love is not reciprocated, and we die on the inside, as we run dry of the love that we originally had. Perhaps, that is why sometimes we find it so hard to love someone who is different/has done something against us.

But God has called us to FIRST love Him, because He is the source of everlasting love. From Him, we receive the love of which we can then LOVE and give others. The sequence must be taken seriously or the consequences are dire.

So God has already know, that we are not sources of love, but agents of love. And hence, all the more, we need Him, lest we are made unworthy to love.

The lesson?

We cannot and should not be giving to others what we do not have.

Likewise, if we do not get love, we can't give. Love has to first overflow in our lives, before we have enough to give.

<3
Stephie.