Why Do You Love God?

                Why do you love God? Now, we know that God loves us and that His love will never fail. He will never stop loving us or love us less than ever for anything that we say or do. So we know that God loves us; but if you love God, why do you love Him? Let's be honest. Do you even love God? I would rather be honest and have my heart corrected than try to look religious and lie to myself and God. When I say that I love someone, I want it to mean something.

                So, the first question is, do you love God? Love in human terms is an emotion. It comes and goes. You don't always feel the butterflies, but they can come and go at any time. Love in God's sense is a choice. He choose to love us even if the feelings fade, which they do not for Him. Do you love God, or the things that He does for you? Is it even fare to say that we love God, considering how much He brought you through? Comparing your love to His love, could you even call your emotion love? Do you love God or do you love your image of Him?

                Do you love Him when you're suffering? Do you love Him when you can't feel Him? Do you love Him when He's blessing you, or when He is teaching you, too? Is your love conditional, or unconditional? Is your love for show, or for real? Do you love Him as much when you're alone? Do you love Him as much when you're not at church?

                Let's be honest. Our emotions are fleeting, just like life; but we might as well try to make this one thing a solid yes or no answer. When someone says, "do you love God?" what will your answer be? Will you stutter and try to drag out your answer with big words, or will you be able to give them a one worded response? Will you say, "I love God," or "I love Christianity?" Will you love God or religion?

                In the end, it all comes down to one question. Why do you love God? For me, I love Him for loving me. I love Him for being everything that no one else could be. I love Him for getting me through everything in my life that I could never have done alone. I love Him for breaking me and making me new again. I love Him for setting me free and letting me choose to love Him or not. I love Him for not forcing Himself upon me. I love Him for being glorious and holy. I love Him for being so good to me and for making me better. I love Him for being my refuge in times of need, and for being my healer in times of pain. I love Him for being God and God alone. I love Him for who He is and what He has done for me. He is my God and that is why I love Him.

                Why do you love God?


                                                                                                                                             -D