Podcast - How to deepen Your love for Jesus

Описание: *A Biblical Guide to Falling in Love with Jesus*

*"We love because He first loved us."* (1 John 4:19)

*I. Understanding Jesus' Love for You*

*1. Recognize His Pursuit*
*Before you loved Him:* "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
*His initiation:* "You did not choose me, but I chose you..." (John 15:16)
**Meditate on this truth daily**: Jesus loved you at your worst—this is unconditional love.

*2. Study His Character in Scripture*
**Gospel immersion**: Read one chapter of John daily for 21 days
**Observe His interactions**: Notice how Jesus treated:
The woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
The woman at the well (John 4:1-42)
*Keep a journal* of what you learn about His heart

*II. Practical Daily Habits*

*1. Begin with Thanksgiving*
**Morning prayer**: "Thank You, Jesus, for loving me yesterday, today, and forever."
**Count specific blessings**: Name 3 ways you've experienced His love recently
**Scripture**: "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1)

*2. Practice His Presence*
**Brother Lawrence's "Practice of the Presence of God"**: Invite Jesus into mundane tasks
**Breath prayers**:
Inhale: "Jesus"
Exhale: "I love You"
Or "Abba, I belong to You"
**Scripture**: "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

*3. Develop Conversation (Prayer)*
**Speak honestly**: Share your heart like you would with a close friend
**Listen**: Spend 5 minutes in silence after speaking
**Use Scripture in prayer**: Pray through Psalms 23, 91, or 139

*4. Memory Verses on God's Love*
Write these on cards:
1. "I have loved you with an everlasting love..." (Jeremiah 31:3)
2. "See what great love the Father has lavished on us..." (1 John 3:1)
3. "Neither height nor depth... will be able to separate us from the love of God..." (Romans 8:39)
Review them when you wake and before sleep

*III. Responding to His Love*

*1. Obedience as Love Language*
**Jesus said**: "If you love me, keep my commands." (John 14:15)
**Start with one area**: Where is God asking for obedience right now?
**Not legalism but response**: Obey because you're loved, not to earn love

*2. Worship as Intimacy*
**Sing to Him**: Even if just in your car or shower
**Use Psalms**: Read them aloud as prayers
**Scripture**: "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord." (Psalm 150:6)

*3. Love Others as Overflow*
**The connection**: "We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)
**Practical service**:
Visit someone lonely (Matthew 25:36)
Forgive someone who hurt you
Serve in your local church
**Love in action proves our love for God**: "If anyone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar..." (1 John 4:20)

*IV. Overcoming Barriers to Love*

*1. When You Feel Unworthy*
**Truth**: "There is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)
**Action**: Receive His forgiveness daily
**Remember**: He knows everything about you and still loves you

*2. When Feelings Fade*
**Love is a choice**: Feelings follow commitment
**Continue the habits**: Especially when you don't "feel" it
**Scripture**: "The righteous will live by faith" (Romans 1:17), not feelings

*3. Dealing with Distractions*
**Create sacred spaces**: A specific chair for prayer, a walking path for meditation
**Digital fasts**: Regular time away from screens
**Scripture**: "Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)


*VII. Essential Truths to Remember*

1. *This is a relationship, not a religion* - "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me." (Revelation 3:20)

2. *He desires your love more than your service* - "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better..." (Luke 10:41-42)

3. *His love never fails* - "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Psalm 136:1)

4. *You cannot earn it - only receive it* - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

where you are.