40-Day Worship Experience Youth DevotionalSample

The natural result of loving God is to love other people. Why? Because God loves them, too. Of course, every day, you’ll probably come across a few people who are not easy to love. The simple prayer “Jesus, I love You” should lead to a similar prayer: “Jesus, help me love as You do.”

This prayer shows your desire to interact with others as Jesus did, sharing the love of God with them.As you spend time with God each morning, don’t be surprised if He puts people on your heart who need His love. Everyone needs love, and you can share His love with those around you every day. Even though people can’t see God, they can experience His love through your actions and words.

We already saw that God loved us before we even knew Him or had done anything to earn that love. In the same way, let your love toward others be unconditional. They might not deserve kindness, but you can still show it to them. Sooner or later, your loving behavior toward others will usually improve their behavior toward you. Just as God’s love changes us, the love we show others can transform them and motivate them to live differently.

When you pray, “Help me love as You do,” God’s heart becomes yours and His love begins to flow out of you. He fills you with His love, and that equips you to overflow with love toward others. You don’t have to be perfect at it because growing in love is a process. Keep getting filled with God’s love, and let love flow from you as you go through the day.

Reflect

What does loving others the way Jesus does mean to you? Can you think of a time when you showed God’s love to someone? What happened?