Talking with a friend the other day I was reminded of a definition that I heard of Agape' Love.
Agape' love is a love centered in the character of the one loving and not the lovableness of the one loved. God loves because he is love, not because we are so adorable. Because it is in God's nature and character to love, he loves.
Human love is usually, as Josh McDowell used to say, a "love if", or a "love because". People love us "if" we perform in a certain way, or "because" we have a quality the person likes. That love is usually centered on Beauty, Brains, or Bucks. It is a selfish love that wants to get something rather than give.
We can ask God to help us to be people who love period, and not love just to get something! And we can know that God loves us with unconditional love.
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