So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the Lord your God.Love isn't an emotion that I have a great deal of experience with. Part of my learning how to control my ADD was to suppress the most . . . call it passionate . . . of my emotions, at both ends of the spectrum. My emotions don't seem go much past enjoyment/affection on one side, and irritation on the other, without significant outside drive. I know that many people have problems describing love, but others seem to do much better about it than I.
However, I have read and heard a lot about love, and one thing all the good information I've received has emphasized the importance of being active in it. Love isn't something that just kinda happens, at least not over the long term. Instead, it has to be worked at, and worked on, to last. I checked the dictionary, and another term for "heed" is "careful attention." The idea of being diligent and careful about loving someone is an issue I can understand, even though I haven't experienced it much. However, I've been loved through hard times by my parents, so I can appreciate the effort necessary, and it is even more important dealing with God. Without our love of God, we would have no hope of accepting Christ and truly meaning it.
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