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Love is…👉🏽 Want our FREE 30-day prayer guide + weekly devotionals? Comment “GUIDE” and we’ll send it straight to your inbox!

In our culture, when we say “I love you,” we usually mean:
“I love how you make me feel.”
But that’s not biblical love.

Paul makes it clear: love is not a feeling — it’s a decision.
Biblical love is your joy in the Lord expressed toward others at great cost to yourself.
That definition comes straight from the cross.

Scripture doesn’t say love feels like…
It says love IS.

And then it holds up the mirror.

Love is patient — the ability to take a hit without striking back.
Love is kind — even when kindness costs you.
Not just with your spouse.
Not just with your kids.
But in every relationship.

So here’s the real question:
When you measure your life against God’s definition of love…
Do you line up?

Because love isn’t proven by words.
It’s proven by sacrifice.

Here are scriptures to meditate on:

📖 1 Corinthians 16:14 — Let all that you do be done in love
📖 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 — Love is patient and kind
📖 John 15:13 — Greater love has no one than this
📖 Galatians 5:22 — Love is a fruit of the Spirit

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REPENT OF YOUR SINS
BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS
FOLLOW HIM

Speaker: @jobypmartin

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Comments (136)
livescriptora 3 months ago

livescriptora

This is why Jesus commanded us: “Love one another just as I have loved you.” John 13:34

jay_adrienne_schoff 4 months ago
zp281 4 months ago

zp281

Great. I suck at this ! I’m going do better. Thanks brother

tamtam_lifeisgood 4 months ago
marc.iazimmerman 5 months ago
kberry4444 5 months ago

kberry4444

Guide

forgiving808 5 months ago
iamkatyjean 5 months ago
jogophoto64 5 months ago
robies86 5 months ago

robies86

@nadinezaffke this is one of my favorite

tjurek1 5 months ago

tjurek1

GUIDE

tjurek1 5 months ago

tjurek1

Ouch love this message much needed

pilotandpastor 5 months ago
jenslifejourney 5 months ago
jeff_bragg 6 months ago

jeff_bragg

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