“And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.”
1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1‬:‭6-8‬ ESV

Sometimes there is an impression on Christians that we must say so much or do so much in order for our faith to be validated, which is partially true (James 2:14-26), but we tend to rely on our own strength or the power of our personality to see it done. Living faith means living love, not just living loudly. Love isn’t noisy by nature, is rarely pushy and usually doesn’t come off with an ultimatum before being shared. Love isn’t forced, or it comes across as phony, and if it doesn’t follow up, it appears insincere.

Rather, love lived in faith, and faith lived in love, will result in a noteworthy life that bears its own witness without being forced, pushed or weakly shared. Faith that is lived out in the Lord’s strength,and according to His Word is a faith that makes its own impression, leaves its own mark and draws hearts because of its sincerity. Love lived well is a love noticed and appreciated. Love lived well creates its own impression in a very positive manner. Love lived well tells a story of how the love is shared and where it originally comes from. Love lived well is a love story gladly shared, openly told and widely distributed.

Just like a newly engaged woman shouts her joy to the world and shows that ring off as a symbol of the love promised her, the Christian who loves well shows how well they have been loved. They share it without being prompted and they GoLove out of the joy that has been poured out into their heart by God. If a Christian doesn’t love well, it creates a false impression that God doesn’t love well, rather than communicating the truth, which is that their heart is distracted and their love is then conflicted.

If we are to GoLove in a way that shares Christ positively, we must give Him, and only Him, our hearts. A love divided is a love weakly lived, shared and returned. A love that is wholehearted is a love that leaves an eternal impression and that inspires others to tell about it as well.