Love 

Every person has a innate, natural desire to be loved. From the time we are born, we're looking to be loved, whether we recognize and admit it or not. Our parents normally meet this need in the beginning. As we grow into childhood, special friends are also added to our group of loved ones. Later, we start dating, because we feel the need for a different kind of love than we've experienced so far, and we marry when we think we've found the mate we can love and will love us for the rest of our lives.

But no matter how many people we find to love us on earth, our need will never be completely satisfied with them. Lost friendships, divorces, and broken families all attest to this. Even if our relationships are solid, something is still missing. We were built with a love hole in our hearts that only God can fill, and we will never find complete contentment until we let Him fill it. He has the missing piece.

As a Christian author, I mainly write inspirational, historical fiction and donate all my profits to a scholarship fund for missionary children because I want to glorify God. None of my novels fit the romance category, but all of them include something about love. Love is that important. God commands it, and He made us to need it. Jesus said the greatest commandments were to love God and to love each other. Just before His crucifixion, He told His disciples to love one another as He had loved them.

Sadly, too many church members have skipped over this commandment. With their selfishness and petty concerns, they show little love to each other. However, the love we show to one another is the best testimony for Christ that we can give. It is the gift of the gospel message tied up with the ribbon of grace. It overcomes barriers of differences and forms a community of acceptance among believers. God is love, and He'll pour so much out on us that it will overflow into others if we'll let Him. How great is love!

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