True Love is Not Based on Feelings

Friendships in families and ministry leadership tend to fragment when the glue holding them together is feeling-based “love.” This type of “love” takes little effort and requires almost no attention, since it is self-oriented and dependent on others for personal gratification. In other words, feeling-oriented love is linked to what we believe others think about us, how others treat us, or how they “make us feel.” On the other hand, love from God’s point of view is sacrificial.