How to Establish a Relationship of Mutual Love with God
Since God loves us with his whole heart, only by loving Him with our whole heart can a true relationship of love with God be established.
God loves us completely.
Therefore, unless we also love God with all our heart, we cannot fully experience His love with each other.
Suppose a relationship between lovers. How can it endure if you respond to your partner, who loves you so completely, with superficial, formal, hypocritical love?
In time, that partner will lose interest and seek someone else who is worthy of sharing a wholehearted love.
God has always desired to build a relationship with us, human beings, that is like that of lovers. A romantic relationship can never last unless both people love each other with their whole hearts.
Relationships with friends or family might endure even if they are superficial, but a shallow relationship with a lover will not stand the test of time. In fact, the more superficial it becomes, the heavier the burden grows, and eventually, you will feel compelled to distance yourself from the partner.
With all my heart, I pray that each of you will love God wholeheartedly and live a blessed, joyful life, sharing mutual love with Him forever.
Read the original article: RAPT blog 885 (25/11/2024)
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