Love’s motivation
More often than we would like, there are many time in relationships when it’s hard to be inspired to demonstrate our love, and when we do, it may not be received when we express it. It’s hard to stay motivated to show our love when we are looking for that motivation from the other person. Moods & emotions can create all kinds of moving motivational targets and can be de-motivating at times too.
But when God is our reason for loving our ability to love is guaranteed because love comes from God.
Love that is motivated by duty can’t hold out for very long. And love that is only motivated by favorable conditions will not be long lasting. Only love that is lifted up as an offering to God is able to sustain itself when all other reasons no longer motivate us.
Our actions and the demonstration of love in our lives should have one chief objective – to honor God with devotion and sincerity. The fact that others are blessed in the process is simply and added benefit.
As I change my focus & perspective to knowing that God is the source and supply of my love – not just for my own needs but for others in my life too – the whole reason for interacting with others changes. Now it is to honor God returning to Him in gratitude for that all he has done for me.
Today I am grateful to know that with God in my life I will have a never ending source of love to share in my relationships, and that my actions are serving a higher purpose which makes it possible to love even when my love is not received.
Until next time…
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