John 15:9 (NIV) says, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”
As Christians, we should love God and follow His Word. But one thing we might struggle with is learning how to love God more each day. Just as we like our friends more as we get to know them, our love for God should grow deeper as we walk with Him each day. We can increase our closeness and love for Him by reading His Word, praying, and by being thankful for the wonderful things He has done for His children.
In Matthew 22:37 (NLT), Jesus Christ tells us, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.” This means we should love God with everything we have and all that we are. We shouldn’t hold parts of ourselves back from Him but love Him as fully as we can. It’s not enough to just say the words, “I love God”. That’s nice, but loving God isn’t just something we say. We back it up by doing the things He tells us to do and being obedient to what He says in His Word.
Loving and obeying Him should become part of how we live. This is important because our relationship with God is supposed to grow. If we stayed in the same place and never learned anything new about someone, we wouldn’t really get to know that person. If you just talked to someone once, there’s no way you could say that you have a close relationship with them because you wouldn’t know much about them. The same thing is true with God. We need to spend time with Him every day so we can understand Him better and grow in our love for Him. The more we learn about God, the more we learn about His character, His promises, and the way He wants us to live.
Philippians 2:13 (NLT) says, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” God is always working in us, even when we do not realize everything He is doing. He helps us want to do what pleases Him and gives us the strength to do it. Sometimes we may feel like we are not growing, but God can still be working in our hearts. We have to trust Him and allow Him to lead us.
In conclusion, we should continue reaching out to God so we can grow spiritually and learn more about who He is. We should read His Word, pray, and trust Him even when we do not understand everything. Loving God more each day is not about being perfect. It is about continuing to obey Him, growing in Jesus Christ so we can love people the way He did, and wanting to grow closer to our Heavenly Father because He loves us so much.
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Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
“Loving God More Every Day”, written for aheartforchristdevotions.blogspot.com by Kraiapril©2026. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
