The Bible is full of people who have learned from God how to be friends that understand, connect with, admire, challenge, and love each other.
Though Zacchaeus came with baggage, Jesus’ decision to love anyway completely changed Zacchaeus’ life for the better.
When we love God with all of our hearts, we will have the capacity to love people wholeheartedly and live out the exciting destiny God has for each of us.
Jesus loved the rich young ruler enough to offer him a way out of rule-following by asking him to make a decision to be close to him.
Loving God with all your soul is important; Jesus says it is part of the first and greatest commandment.
A guide to what may be blocking your love for others.
We all long for unconditional acceptance and closeness. It all starts with learning to develop intimacy with God.
God’s forgiveness and love can soften even our most ungrateful hearts and motivate us to treat others around us with love and compassion.
Building our convictions on the Bible will help us trust God to meet our present needs and to fulfill His plans for our lives and our families.
Once our faith in God is strong, it becomes easy to overcome the temptation to be cynical in human relationships.