The Power of Love- Who is Going to Love Me?

“When you respond in love, you make yourself vulnerable, but you do not have to fear because God’s got you covered”.

Please Read: Genesis 29:22-38; Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 1:7; Isaiah 54:5-6.

Dear Friend,

Who is going to love me when I open up to love people who do not appreciate it? This is a sincere cry of uncertainty in the minds and hearts of people who are doing their best to respond in the love of God. And when they do not get the response they expect, over time they either turn to divorce from such relationships or put up with it by living as men pleasers instead of God pleasers. “Thinking that, if I perform better they are going to love me better”. My friend this kind of love we are talking about has nothing to do with the responses of others. This kind of love seeks to please God and seeks approval from God only. It is right to want to be loved, but not everyone has the capacity (especially when they are not believers) to love you the way you want. Jesus Christ did not wait for us to respond to him in love before he went to the cross to lay down his life for us. Instead He encountered harshness from the people of His day before He died. He prayed to the Father to forgive them. It was not about His ungrateful killers or the way he felt, it was about his obedience to the Father. He trusted in the love of the father by walking in love in the midst of undeserved punishment and the father kept His word and raised Him from the dead giving Him a more excellent name. God knows fully well that if you love the way He wants you to, you will become vulnerable. In the eighth chapter of the book of Romans we are seen by the world as sheep to the slaughter when we love according to God’s standards. By walking in God’s love, you release a force to work on your behalf - A force that has all the appearance of weakness, but is stronger than any force that exists. God himself has you covered! He loves you as much as He loves Jesus. I believe Jacob’s wife Leah performed her functions as a faithful wife despite her husband’s inability to show her affection. Her obedience released the open door of God’s favor towards her which made her fruitful in childbearing. Walking in offence and unforgiveness only closes the door of favor towards you.

We are accountable to God when we obey Him and walk in love. Despite the kind of people you may live or work with, your obedience to walk in God’s love is not excused by God. He has provided everything you need to be able to walk in love and provided protection for you. His angels are available to keep you from dashing your foot against the stone. Therefore, do not entertain any fear in responding to others in love, for God’s LOVE is perfect towards you. Amen.