The extent of perfect love is that God commands it. We have the capacity to know the Love of Christ, which passes knowledge by coming into contact with it. We come into contact with it by becoming one with He Who is the Author of it.

Ephesians 3:17-19

{17} That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love

{18} may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height —

{19} to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Christ dwells in our hearts by faith; being rooted and grounded. Rooted and grounded assures us of a stability that can only come by God’s doing. God’s doing is established with our assistance. Cooperating with God’s ability within makes us candidates to appreciate the dimensions of His love not only for us, but also for all of mankind. Loving God with all your heart means putting Him first in your affections. He is only asking from us, what He has done in us.

The seat of our love for Him originates by His love in and for us. He has pure motives, correct intent, and right purposes. He is asking the same of us. Had He not put Himself in us we could say, “That is impossible“ (Colossians 1:27). But all things are possible for us to Love with the God Kind of Love, because He is the one that will make it good. All He needs is a willing vessel to work through. He will back you every time, no matter what you face.

The soul that is enveloped in perfect love will be free of selfishness. They have learned to exclude themselves from sinful pleasures. Instead of loving things and using people, they purpose to use things, and love people. There is a vast difference between use and abuse.

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