But really, who or what DO you love? When asked "Do you love God?" Most Christians immediately say "YES, of course!" But are we being honest in our response? How often do we really put His will (desires) before our own? Are we truly consumed with the desires He has for our lives and not our own? Ask yourself this question: 

Do I desire God's will above my own happiness?

Much easier to just say, "I love God", right? To love God is not an emotional feeling like happiness. To love God means to give ourselves over to Him. To set aside our self wants and allowing Him to shine through us from our heart and soul. Matthew 16:24 "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Do what Jesus would do! 

This is what it means to love God. 

Humans really are lacking in their ability to truly love. No one can love like God can love. God gave His Son for you, for me, for us. Yet, even still, Jesus can't get enough of you. Can you imagine that? That He loves you so much. The "take up the cross and follow me" saying has a whole new meaning when you think of what that cross means. 

Agape love is a totally selfless love, unconditional, and always giving. That is the love that God gives to us. 

As humans, we are no longer centered in agape love, we tend to limit our relationships to what we can get from the other person or what we think the person wants or can take from us. The "If you agree with me, I will love you" philosophy. This type of love ends when someone doesn't get what they want. Since we think of this as love, we often get confused by God-like, agape love. We think that God loves us when we are good, pleasing, acknowledging Him and doing His work. But God just loves us, asking for nothing, giving everything. 

The good news is that we are created in His image, therefore, we too are capable of agape love. Try loving others with a little less expectation. It's a start. Then spend some time with God each day. Remember, we talk to those we love and He wants to talk to you!