For however devoted you are to God, you may be sure that he is immeasurably more devoted to you. -Meister Eckhart
love
But God demonstrates
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8
Sometimes God allows
Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves. -Joni Eareckson Tada
What doth the Lord require of thee
What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8
Be very careful
Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God. Joshua 23:11
An inexpressible and glorious joy
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. 1 Peter 1:8-9
