Author: Creflo Dollar
Are you walking in the love of God? Sometimes it can be challenging as you go through your daily interactions with people to maintain a mindset of love, especially when someone has hurt you or said something that offended you. But Jesus said that walking in love is the first and great commandment. First you are called to love God and then love others. Love is the foundation for every principle in the Bible. Prosperity, deliverance and healing all hang on the law of love. If things are not working properly in your life, it may be that the love of God is not flowing the way it should.
As Believers, we are commissioned to walk in love. In Matthew 22:37–40 Jesus says, “…Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” First Corinthians 13:2 says, “and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing” (New International Version). Love is the distinguishing characteristic of every Believer. It is the evidence showing that you are filled with the Spirit of God.
Cultivating your love walk means walking in the agape love of God. Agape love is supernatural love that comes from God. It is not human, emotional love. It is unconditional and does not depend on being loved in order to love. Agape love is not based on emotions and has nothing to do with how you feel.
Agape love is choosing to let God, Himself, love through you against all human feelings and emotions you may encounter. It is concerned about preserving others and is so strong that it will allow you to love your enemies and bless those that curse you. Agape love surpasses human love; which is a conditional, two sided love that only wants to love what’s lovable.
Human love must be pleased and will only love if it is loved in return. It is all about self–preservation and has the premise of selfishness. However, when you become a Christian, your life belongs to God and you have the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to love others the agape way (Romans 5:5).
When you seek to retaliate against others when they hurt you, rather than walking in love, you demonstrate your lack of trust in God’s ability to vindicate you. Self–preservation is a result of fear. It shows that you trust your own ability to handle situations more than you trust God. When you hold on to anger, pain and other forms of hurt you are responsible to deal with it. But when you release those things to God, they are His responsibility and not yours.
God tells us to overcome evil with good. When you operate with love, even when it’s hard, you demonstrate your love for God and His way of doing things. Romans 12:19 says, “Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” He is well–able to handle these types of situations.
The enemy will always try to get you to walk in selfishness instead of agape love. Love is where true power lies, and if the enemy can get you out of love he can defeat you. Fear and hurt will always quench God’s love in you so don’t allow these things to get a foothold in your life. Make a quality decision to walk in the love of God and remove selfishness. Trust God and cast your cares on Him. This will open the door for you to receive His abundance in every area of your life.
God is love and love never fails (1 John 4:16; 1 Corinthians 13:8). When love is released, God is released into your situations and circumstances. Allow the agape love of God to flow into your life; you will see God’s divine intervention.
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