Love

1 John 4:12-17, 19

Winnie (speaker) mentioned love is not simply acting nice towards other people; it is something that is a lot deeper and requires commitment. To genuinely love everyone around me and care for them from my heart is something that I often find challenging. It is not because I dislike them or anything (I am very nice), but because love itself takes a lot of effort and commitment, and I don’t think I can ever be close to love like God without relying on His love. And this is part of the reason why the line ‘Show me how to love like you have loved me’ from the song ‘Hosanna’ touches me every time I sing it.

‘We love because he first loved us’
Winnie also mentioned in order to experience God’s love we need to first believe that God loves us, which I think is true to some extend. But I also believe God works in many ways and that his love is powerful enough to overwhelm even an unbeliever’s heart, and to bring a lost soul back to him. I believe his love surpasses our faith.