Meditation – On The Growth Of Love In Our Own Lives.
‘The story that can best help you reflect on the question of transformation through and into love is your own. Take some time to think about your own journey of transformation into the loving heart and character of God.
‘Try to be brutally honest in answering the following questions. Pretending is not the same as being. Accept no substitutes for the heart of the God who is love and who wants to make his heart ours.
- What difference does God’s love of you make in your life and relation-ships? Is your love of others increasing? If not, consider whether you really know God’s love or merely know about it.
- Is God’s love moving you beyond the comfortable sphere of caring only for your own kind of people to deeply care for all people? As God’s heart becomes your heart, expect that his love of the whole world (John 3:16; 1 Timothy 2:4) will become your love.
- How would you describe your own love of God? Is it growing, and is devotion increasingly your motive for obedience? Or is it limited or nonexistent? If the latter, does something in your spirit respond to God’s Spirit with longing for a real love relationship with God? What steps might you want to take to respond to such a longing?’[1]