We Love So Much… We Give ❤️🎁
What would a Month of Love be without the usual parade of red hearts, chocolate boxes, balloons, roses, and greeting cards that say, “I love you”?
Sweet as all that is, it can’t hold a candle to the greatest love story ever told.
Because the greatest Lover is not found in a jewelry store.
He is found on a cross.
“For God so loved the world… that He gave His only Son…”
John 3:16
Now that is love. Not Hallmark love. Not “flowers and dinner” love. But sacrifice love. Heaven-gave-its-best love. A love that didn’t just speak — it acted.
And when I think about that kind of love, I have to ask:
How can we possibly love like that?
What did the Apostle John say about it? “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God…” 1 John 4:7
When we belong to God, we begin to resemble Him. Like children picking up the expressions of their parents, we start to carry His heart — especially His compassion.
Compassion is love with its sleeves rolled up.
It’s the gentle tug we feel when someone is hurting. It’s the quiet nudge to call, to help, to give, to show up. And sometimes we can’t even explain it — we just know we’re supposed to do something.
That’s not random emotion. That’s God’s love flowing through us.
And here’s the beautiful part: love doesn’t always begin with a grand gesture or a dramatic moment. Most of the time, love begins with one simple act of obedience — one quiet “yes” to the nudge of the Holy Spirit.
At church last Sunday, we were handed a list of food items needed for families who are desperately struggling right now. I didn’t have to pray long about it. All I had to do was open my pantry. And there it was — shelves lined with more than enough.
It was no sacrifice on our end. No hardship. No big deal.
But to someone else?
It might be dinner.
It might be hope.
It might be the answer to a prayer whispered through tears.
And isn’t that the way God works? He takes what seems ordinary to us and turns it into a lifeline for someone else.
Because when we reach out and touch those precious souls, they don’t just feel the help — they feel the love behind it. Real love. God’s love.
And the funny thing is, we walk away feeling blessed too — because when love is given away, it never leaves us empty. It fills us right back up.
Isn’t that just like God?
When we give love away, we never lose it — we multiply it.
So let’s do it.
Let’s love big. Give freely. Touch lives. Speak kindness.
Because our Father gave to us — BIG TIME.
And we are simply passing it on.
#welovemuch #wegivebecauseweweregiven #weGiveGodAlltheGlory