What are we missing? What is the secret ingredient that makes it all come together? What is that one thing that binds, holds, humbles, calibrates, exposes, and gives us that which we are missing? Jesus told us the one thing we are missing is love. He said everything can be summed up in two commandments, love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself. Is it any wonder this is the one thing we are missing in our homes, our churches, our friendships, our ministries, our companies, our cities, our countries?

The enemy could care less how much money you have or don’t have. He is not interested in how much you pray and how good you preach. He is not even moved by your gift, your calling, your destiny, your dreams, your desires or your ideas. There is one goal of the enemy and that is to cause your love to grow cold. His goal is to give you reasons to not give nor receive love.

1 Corinthians 13 says, if you have all these other things, but have not love, you are nothing. Love is the only goal and if you are a lover, all these things you desire will be added to you. The challenge is we do not evaluate ourselves to see if we are speaking in love, acting in love, or if our motive is love.

We take a lot of tests, to know who we are, but if we don’t take the love test, it doesn’t matter how talented, gifted or skilled you are. If you have not love, you are nothing. Let’s take the test…”Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. Love never dies.” (1 Cor. 13)

This is not about marriage but about every relationship. Are you a lover? Only you and God know if you pass the test, but if you don’t it is time to return to your first love ❤️.