The essence of love

Love is an emotion. Love even overcomes fear. God wants us to have feelings and emotions, not that we can let them overcome reason. Love was created by God – his most amazing creation. Because He wanted to be loved, He created us. Pretty amazing, huh? Some folks didn’t grow up in a home filled with love. Often, it was obliterated by fear. Fear destroys trust. But love must be directed outward. Jesus said we are to love the Lord and love others as ourselves. Some people take the latter too far. Pride overtakes humility. It’s hard to love someone who is prideful. We have to work at it, however. Our love for someone else needs to be something that can be relied on.