1 John 4:10, “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
To love someone who doesn’t love you back takes sacrifice, and that is what Jesus did for us. He loved us and died for us before we were even born. The love He has for us is unconditional, not based on our performance. He set an example for us through the love He has shown. Through His example, we can learn to love others, especially those who are difficult to love. After all, there could be times when we were the ones who were difficult to love, and someone in our lives made a sacrifice and loved us anyway, even if we did not realize it. When we make sacrifices to walk in love, we are true followers of Jesus Christ.

We have been looking at God’s love over a couple of weeks at church. Dwelling on this – Accepting His sacrificial and unconditional love is one thing but the true evidence of His sanctification in us, is the extension of that sacrificial and unconditional love towards others. That is so much harder. He loved us first and showed us how to love and accepting that is the best thing.
Blessings to you Dawn 💙🌺
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Wonderful message they are teaching at your church. Extending love is the harder part. May God give us His grace to execute. Thanks Manu! ❤️
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Jesus loves you little sister.
I love you too 🙂
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Love you too big brother ❤️
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Amen! It is indeed a sacrifice to love someone in spite of. I pray that we all will accept Christ unconditional love for us.
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I have been learning over the years to receive God’s love. It is key in being able to love others correctly. Thanks Beverley. ❤️
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So true. You are welcome. Blessings.
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We learn how to love best when we learn from Christ. He is Love and we can learn best under His tutelage. 🙌
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Amen! He is our ultimate example. Happy new week little sis. ❤️
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Thank you, big sis. ❤🤗
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Amen, this is love! No love greater!
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Amen, Praise God!
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So true Dawn…Love never fails.❤
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Amen! ❤️
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Such a beautiful post. A wonderful reminder of how much we are loved and how much we need to extend the love of Jesus. Thank you for sharing!
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You are welcome Bridget. Blessings!
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Dawn, your discussion focuses on the blessing of Christ’s love for us. Not only is His love unconditional, but He teaches us how to show love to one another. God’s peace.
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Amen to that! Through the love He shows us, we can love one another.
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Amen!
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