Love
Love one another with brotherly affection. (Romans 12:10 ESV)
Love
In my ever-advancing progression towards becoming a cyborg, I have a sensor in my arm that enables me to test my blood sugar levels. It is pretty cool.
But even though I own that sensor, even though that sensor is embedded in my arm, even though the valuable information is right there… I still have to hold a sensor reader near to the sensor.
The sensor and the information are mine. But accessing it and using it require a decision, and action.
In much the same way, Christians have love embedded in our arms. We have been given, through Christ, the ability to understand the simplicity of Love (always always always the OTHER person first), the ability to actually love (following the example of our brother, Jesus), and the ability to want to love, and be selfish no more.
But it does require a decision.
It helps that we are deciding to do something that we have been given the ability to do. We CAN love.
It helps that we are deciding to do something that God commands us to do. He desires us to love, and has told us.
It helps that we have had moments that we DID love. Repeats are easier than initial attempts.
It helps that loving is actually natural for Christians.
Because love is a fruit.