I love Myself...!!!

It would have been easier to take the transmitter radio to a professional, but determined to save the money; I decided to fix it myself. With my pocket knife as screwdriver, I set out to it. Just as I put pressure to the knife to loosen the rusty screw, the knife folded back and gave me a dip cut on my index finger.

There was no hesitation in seeking for a way to stop the bleeding and looking for a way to get it looked at. My actions, words, thoughts that day, when I think about it now, show how much I love myself.

To love “your neighbor as yourself” [James 2:8] requires the same level and intensity of love. To truly love God, we must also love the people he has created. Such love for others is proof of one’s love for God.

The greatest limitation of human love is its scope. That is the reason humans (Christians and non-Christians) target their love towards their families, friends, countrymen, people who draw out natural feelings of romantic love, loyalty or duty. Inasmuch as such love is certainly commendable, it only begins to satisfy God’s command to love. In Luke 6:32, Jesus asked “If you love those who love you, what credit have you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them.”

Favoritism is defined as the practice of giving special treatment or unfair advantages to a person or group. Favouritism is expressed by valuing people for what they poses, what they can do for us or special people they know, not for who they are. Christians can sometimes pay more attention to certain people because of their race, colour, social standing, ethnic group, or financial situation.

Showing favouritism is a sin and is condemned by God. James 2:9 (NIV) “But if you show FAVOURITISM, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.” Guilty as charged? Let this not be the reason you will go to hell.

Love cannot come to life if all we do is think pleasant thoughts about those we love. No one can see our thoughts. We must do something for someone if they are to experience our love. God has eternal significant reason for bringing each person we know into our lives – so we can become a flesh-and-blood embodiment of His love for that person.

The kind of love God wants us to show is the love that notices the need of another and won’t rest until it’s been met. It’s a gentle, tender love that thinks and acts carefully. It’s the sacrificial and compassionate love that a Samaritan had for a fallen traveller. It’s the kind of love God wants to share with your neighbours through you.