"But the doing has to grow out of the loving."
-Tony Evans

If I would be honest, my love for God is so weak and lacking. And so often, when I find my relationship with Him struggling is when I am merely doing what I "should" do by reading my bible, or praying, or whatever (insert spiritual discipline). The love has to be the source of obedience. And God Himself has to be the source of my love for Him. Just like the C.S. Lewis story in which a father gives his child sixpence in order for the child to buy him a birthday gift. I cannot try to love God more. This is a trap. One more "should-do". I must ask Him to do what only He can do and to put it in me. God, who is love, is the ground of our love for Him.

These are my thoughts...