Find love and then give it all away
This is my favorite lyric from Clem Snide’s Find Love. It should be the motto of everyone in Christ. You have found the most incredible love you’ve ever experienced, and once you’ve received it, you need to give it all away.
There’s no reason to hoard your love anymore when you’re in Christ. You have this unlimited overflow from God so it’s not like you ever have to worry about it running out. You will never give away so much love, attention, care, joy, compassion, and have nothing left for yourself. You don’t have to save your love for just the people you know can reciprocate and give you back the same amount of love. You never have to worry about that again.
Give love to those who will never love you back.
Luke 6:32-36 says:
“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
You have found the perfect love in Jesus. Now it’s time to give it all away.