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Program D-7412

Love transforms people. That is a fact! The Bible is full of stories of transformational love; we are admonished throughout Scripture to love as we have been loved by God. We know that God not only loves, but he is love. That’s his very nature, and we are created by this God to love and be loved.

It is God’s love for us that transforms us, and then, it is our privilege and responsibility to share that love with others. Romans 5:5 tells us that God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. When we are born into God’s family through faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us and he simply pours God’s love into our hearts. So if others are going to know God’s love, they have to experience his love through me and you as God’s love in us is shared with them.

Is there someone in your life right now who is trouble for you? Could be a co-worker or a boss, a child or a mate, a friend or foe. You know what they need? Love. I know—they’re probably not very lovable, but that doesn’t change the fact that they need love! What could you do today to show love to that person—undeserved, unconditional love? Maybe it’s a phone call or a note or a gift or a listening ear. Maybe it’s a lack of criticism and condemnation, a willingness to love them as they are in their unlovable condition.

Don’t you agree that we often get so busy in our day-to-day lives that we forget to stop and express love? Frankly, we’re always ready to receive love but not always prepared to give it.

I find that I have to become intentional about expressing love—I have to remember to do it.

I often take for granted the love I receive from others—my family and friends—without focusing on the love they need from me.

Maybe you’re feeling very unloved. If you’re waiting to be loved before you give love, you’ve got the cart before the horse. It’s the principle of sowing and reaping—you reap what you sow. You need love? Then love someone else and love will come back to you. We can only receive love when we are intentional about giving love.

Love is transformational—and we can become God’s agents of change to people in our lives by simply taking time each day to give love—and love can be given in many different ways. Think of some new ways to share God’s love; it will transform your day, I promise.