Love Must Look Like Jesus · Impact Training Center

Love Must Look Like Jesus

Scripture tells husbands to love their wives “as Christ loved the church.”

That is an incredibly high calling.

Jesus did not love selfishly. He did not love only when it was easy. He loved sacrificially. He served. He forgave. He gave Himself fully.

Honestly, this kind of love is not just important in marriage. It is the model for all Christian relationships.

The closer we grow to Jesus, the less room there should be for selfishness in our lives. Pride, bitterness, harshness, and self-centeredness slowly begin to lose their grip when we truly allow the love of Christ to shape us.

Many relationship struggles are not simply communication problems. Often they are love problems. We naturally drift toward protecting ourselves instead of laying ourselves down for others.

But Jesus continually calls us back to a different way of living.

The strongest relationships are not built by demanding our own way. They are built when people choose to love like Christ.

Take a moment this week and ask the Lord honestly:

Does my love reflect the heart of Jesus?

If you’re reading along with us, this is from Chapter 9 of Relationship Goals.

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Love Must Look Like Jesus