Thinking about the idea of God’s massive love for us can seem intimidating. How can we understand something so big and powerful? 

Part of the beauty of God’s huge love is that He reveals it in little ways. 

I was starting to feel lonely, and God provided sweet friends for me to spend time with. 

I was stressed, and God provided me with time to go on a beautiful sunset jog with my roomie. 

I needed to talk, and God gave me extra time and brought along dear and wise people to talk with. 

Little moments like these reveal a beautiful truth about God’s love: it’s consistent. Even when we’re a mess, He loves us. His love is not dependent on what we do, but it’s rooted in who He is. I didn’t do anything to earn God’s love in those moments, but He showered it anyway.

There is never a moment when we deserve God’s love. It’s a gift that we can’t earn but can gratefully receive. As we soak in God’s love, He calls us to allow His love to spill over into the lives of the people He has placed around us. It’s challenging to show people love, and it’s especially hard when they don’t seem to deserve it. Loving people when they act unlovable takes humility, because it requires us to see the unlovable pieces in ourselves that are covered in God’s love. 

One way to tangibly love people is by showing moment-by-moment love, just as we’ve received from God. Maybe we can open the door for the grumpy person behind us, allow the slow driver to go at their annoying pace, listen to our children when they tell us the same story for the hundredth time, encourage our husbands when we want them to encourage us, or lovingly speak up when someone has said something hurtful. 

Let’s emulate the character of God by loving people in little moments this week. As we do, we might just find that the moments add up into a lifetime of love.