Dearest Daughter
The best way to know if a guy genuinely loves you is by comparing him to the source and author of love itself.
Does your guy put your wants over his own?
Does your guy make your life better in every way, not just emotionally or socially? Does he spur you to strengthen yourself physically or offer you things that could harm you? Does he encourage you to excel academically and propel you toward reaching your life goals or pull you away from your intended path?
Is your guy’s attitude and attention to you consistently caring and respectful regardless of where the two of you are, what you are doing, how you look, and the kind of day you are having, or is his behavior dependent upon his current emotional state?
How do your answers to the questions above compare to God’s love for you. God is love, and His love for you is relentless and unconditional for He loved you before you even knew of Him. God loves you even if you do not reciprocate, and He sacrificed himself for you to have a more abundant and hope-filled life with great purpose.
“By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.“ (1 John 4:9,10, ESV)
With God’s Love, Virtually Mom
