Quotes about Love

Now, here's a little tip. If you try to play God instead of playing the man, it won't work out so well. When you try to do God's job for Him, it backfires. It's the Holy Spirit's job to convict; it's your job to love. We

Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.

Jesus could have aborted his redemptive mission with one call for angelic backup. But Jesus wasn't trying to save himself. He was trying to save you.

One reason we turn a deaf ear to God is because we're afraid of what He's going to say, but that's because we don't know His heart toward us. You want to hear what He has to say. Trust me. The Song of Songs says, 'His mouth is sweetness itself.

As the interview ended, I asked him one last question: "If you had one thing to say about God and man, what would you say?" He paused, switched to English, and said, "Man is not valuable because he loves God. Man is valuable because God loves him.

We usually hear what we want to hear and turn a deaf ear to everything else. But remember the package deal? If we don't listen to everything God has to say, we eventually won't hear anything He has to say. And we probably need to hear most what we want to hear least. But this I know for sure: His tone of voice is always loving. Sometimes it's tough love in the form of rebuke or discipline, but it's loving, nonetheless.

Years ago my friend Alan Groff shared this definition: "love is the accurate estimate and the adequate supply of another person's need.

God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost.

If you want to impact someone's life, love them when they least expect it and least deserve it ... You might think, "But they don't deserve it." That's the point, isn't it?

God's love is proactive. He doesn't wait for us to get our act together. God always makes the first move. And we're called to follow suit.

Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.

Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent.