Where is the place for real Love?

ByHanna Shiferaw

Many people complain that there does not exist real love. In such a material world we live in now, so many people get hurt chasing for love and unable to get it. The need for real love is inside each one of us. We want to love and to be loved truly. And, the question is how do we get that?

The need for to be loved we have inside us is so deep that we can’t live a satisfied life without fulfilling it. And many people tried to fulfill that need with love that could get from other people such us lovers, spouses, friends, and families or material possessions. It is absolutely true that there is love between people. But it is not the kind of love we need deep down inside. That kind of love is only satisfied by the love of our creator God. Only God’s love is unchangeable forever no matter what happen to us. People, even our closest loved ones can do mistake and hurt us. But God is not like that. He will not stop loving us forever.
    
To love others we have to be loved first. When you are able to see God’s love for you, how deep he cares about you, then, you will be set free to love others without limit and setting standards, rather than worrying to be loved. If you are not able to see God’s deep and real love for you, you look for to answer your deep down question for true love by other means which are far from satisfaction. You will be someone who expects a return for the love you give. And you will end up disappointed and complaining. Because, as a general rule when you love people, your love should be built upon giving not taking.  And you cannot do that before satisfying your own need to be loved. And you only get that kind of love from God.