How Have I Loved?

I can't seem to get away from this theme of love--

Christ's love, expressed through my life.

The greatest question not being

What have I done? or

How have I believed? 
but

How have I loved?

If the Word tells us that 

"GOD IS LOVE," 

He must judge me by how much I have

 become like Him relative to love.

Does He inspire my thoughts 
to think first of others?

Does He affect the way 
I relate with others?

Does He cause me to be seized 
with compassion for others?

Love is defined by common words:

kindness, gentleness, patient, trusting.

I want to continually love and affirm people--

like Abileen in one of my favorite books, The Help.

"You is kind, you is smart,

you is important."

I think God tries to speak to us 
in that kind of language 

everyday.