Do I know Your love?

And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us…We love because he first loved us. (1 John 4:16, 19)

Father, I do know your love. And I do believe you love me. I love you because you first loved me.

And yet.

There are so many times I struggle to love others as you have loved me.

And so it makes me wonder, “Have I truly come to know and believe in your love for me?“

I would think that if I have, it would show in my love for others. In the way, I accept them. In the way I forgive them. In the way I deal with them.

So while I do know and believe in your love, it is so apparent to me that I need to know it so much deeper. Because right now, my love is so imperfect.

I want to love as you do. I want your love to be made complete in me. Make me like you.

In Jesus’ name, amen.