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Jan 3, 2022 · Such love comes from who God is (1 John 4:8), and it is practical (1 John 3:1, 4:9-10). So, biblical love is a decision to act that comes from a deep affection towards God. 2. Acknowledge Our Dependence on the Holy Spirit. We need to admit our inability to fulfill the great commandment of loving God by ourselves.
- Giving God Praise. No matter what situation we are in, giving God the glory through praise helps us show our love and appreciation for Him. The situation could be one that is happy, or one that is challenging.
- Praying to God. Prayer is one of the strongest forms of intimacy we can have with God, sharing everything on our hearts in prayer so only God knows. When we pray, our hearts connect with God, and we show our love in sharing our highs, lows, and questions about the paths we are on.
- Reading the Bible. Nothing reminds us more of God’s love, or the love people have for God, than reading the Bible. We have front-row seats to witnessing displays of God’s love and provision for us, as well as different ways people have shown love to God that we can mirror in our own faith walks.
- Loving Those Around Us.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. In the Bible, Jesus tells us how to love God: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). In other words, God wants us to love Him with our whole being and in every possible way. God’s own Son taught us to love God the Father with everything we are, saying this was ...
Jan 4, 2022 · To love God is to put Him first. The number-one commandment is to love God “with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). It’s an undivided love. God is our priority. If we love God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, then we won’t allow other things to crowd in.
Oct 10, 2013 · Love for God. “The most important” commandment, says Jesus (Mark 12:29–30), and one that both the old and new covenants portray as necessary to enjoy God’s sustained favor. “To love God is to enjoy God’s sustained favor.”. As Moses asserted, Yahweh “keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his ...
Jan 2, 2020 · If we are to follow the Bible’s vision for loving God, and have the kind of wholehearted devotion that the psalmist talks about, we need to let the head and heart work together. It is healthy for us to learn more and let our mind entertain new ideas and complex questions. Similarly, it is good for us to embrace emotion and our “gut” as we ...
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May 9, 2012 · Loving God will include obeying all his commands; it will include believing all his word; it will include thanking him for all his gifts. But all that is overflow. The essence of loving God is admiring and enjoying all he is. And it is this enjoyment of God that makes all of our other responses truly glorifying to him.