Something I've been constantly reminded of and rebuked as I've quoted before 2 Corinthians 5:14, is how to love. We love so imperfectly, but am I even striving to love in the right way? Scripture says many times to love one another and especially in light of God's love. What do I seek for others? For them to see that I love them or to see that God loves them? Usually the former... probably. It makes sense why we feel offended when they don't see our love rather than sadness that they don't see God's love. We want the glory. But it is much more delightful for others to see God's love because His love is great, beautiful, enduring, pure, lovely, powerful.
So is it better to desire for people whether believers or not to see God's love for them? And that includes even while doing little mundane things that I'm not self-seeking?
The apostle Paul begins many of his letters with thanksgiving and hope for the churches: "For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love my abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." Philippians 1:8-11
