How to grow in God's love

Salvation-This is the starting point for the love of God in a believer’s life. This is because at new birth, God showers His love into your heart by His Spirit. And a seed of the love of Christ is planted in you, which enables you to live for Christ. Therefore, when you receive Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, love dwells in you. However, like any other seed, if the seed of God’s love doesn’t grow, you will not reap any benefit.

Word-The word of God is a powerful tool for growing in the love of the Lord, and Jesus is the word of God. So, as you study the word, beholding it as in a glass, you change into the image of Christ (love). Hence, the more of God’s words you put into your heart the more the love of God grows in you. Also, the word of God flushes out the wrong things inside you. And it occupies their space, i.e., Jesus (love) occupies their space. As such, more of God’s word, more manifestation of God’s love.

Prayer-In prayer, you commune and fellowship with God, who is love. And as you can’t stay where there is smoke and not smell of smoke, so also you can’t stay with love and the love of Christ won’t rub off on you. This means the longer you stay with God in prayer the more you drench yourself in His love. So, as you soak yourself with His love and someone or something touches you, the love of the Lord only will come out. This is why a lover of God overcomes challenges. That is, challenges only squeeze the love of God out of the person, and love never fails.

Walking in love-At the initial stage and many times afterward, as the love of God is constraining you to do the right thing, the flesh will fight against it. Therefore you need to exercise yourself in God’s love for it to become your nature. So, choose to do the will of love all the time. And as you do so you train your senses to walk in love at all times. This process develops the seed of the love of Christ in you.