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February 4

Love... There's No Faking It!

Love should be shown without pretending.

—Romans 12:9

No matter how we address the idea of love, one thing remains true, you simply can't pretend to love something you don't. Sure, you can try it on, test it out, and see if it happens, but eventually you'll set it aside because it simply wasn't genuine. It simply wasn't the real thing.

Of course, great imitations are out there, those experiences that seem real or pass as love for a time, but then can't sustain, and so fade away. As a way to gauge this for yourself, put God into the equation. What if his love wasn't genuine? What if he was only pretending to love you? Where would you be?

God can never be anything but genuine and real. He is love. He can only be love. We fall far short of that mark, but he loves us anyway. He says to keep trying. Keep following my example and I'll help you get a sense, a better idea of what real love is all about. He has provided us with amazing examples.

Mother Teresa said this about love: "Spread love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house . . . let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." You can't fake that kind of love. Share the authentic, genuine, unmistakable love in your heart and make it real in all your relationships.

In the Flow

Lord, you are such a great teacher. Teach me to love fully and completely, genuinely and joyfully for your sake and the sake of others. Let me spread love every place I go today. Amen.