Power to love

"...because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." - Romans 5:5
Romans, chapter 5 tells us God's love is in our hearts as followers of Christ... and with His love in us, this makes it possible for us to love others, especially our spouse.

How do you summon and tap into that love and power that God has deposited?
How can you be sure you are giving to others the best possible love?

So I was reading and found some very relevant verses about this and wanted to pass them along for you to ponder this week........ in Ephesians 3...

14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Paul does three things to keep the power and love flowing...
1. He humbly prays... knowing he needs help, he asks God the father in prayer (v14,15)
2. He admits the power to love comes not from his own strength, but the Spirit... shows dependence on and need for the Spirit's power (v16)
3. Then enjoys fellowship (hanging out with Christ daily) because Christ is "at home" in his heart (v17)

So let the love flow this week baby!!!!