Over the past few weeks, I’ve been writing a lot about God’s incredible love for us. And honestly, I don’t think we can ever exhaust this subject.
Why?
Because love is not just an abstract concept.
It’s not just about the “big gestures” we celebrate at weddings or anniversaries. Love is in the daily choices we make—to reflect God’s heart, to live like Christ, and to extend grace in ways that are often unseen.
The Apostle Paul captures it beautifully in 1 Corinthians 13:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
Let’s bring this closer home. What does love really do?
If you’re a single woman preparing for marriage, or just want to learn how to love God’s way, then this post will be an incredible resource for you.
Here are seven things love will do for you, and through you:
1. Love Will Wait
Patience is the first sign of love. And let’s be honest, waiting doesn’t come naturally to us. We want things now, answers now, results now. But love teaches us to wait, not grudgingly, but faithfully.
Think about Jacob. He waited seven years for Rachel, and Scripture says those years “seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her” (Genesis 29:20). True love gives us the strength to endure seasons of delay without bitterness.
Love waits because it values people more than convenience.
2. Love Will Be Kind
Kindness is love in action. It’s not just a sweet smile; it’s practical, intentional goodness.
Jesus showed kindness to the woman at the well in John 4. Everyone else dismissed her, but He spoke to her with dignity, offering her “living water.” That act of kindness transformed her life, and through her, an entire village.
Kindness is not weakness. It’s strength under control.
3. Love Will Be Selfless
Love looks outward, not inward. It asks, “How can I bless you?” rather than “What can I get from you?”
In Philippians 2:3-4, Paul urges: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
When Jesus washed His disciples’ feet (John 13), He gave us a living picture of selfless love. The King of kings knelt as a servant. That’s love.
4. Love Will Be Humble
Love doesn’t need the spotlight. It doesn’t boast, puff up, or insist on its own way.
Naaman, the commander in 2 Kings 5, almost missed his healing because pride got in the way. It took humility to obey the prophet’s simple instructions. Sometimes love means humbling ourselves: apologizing first, serving quietly, or stepping aside so others can shine.
Humility keeps love pure.
5. Love Will Forgive
We can’t talk about love without forgiveness. Love doesn’t keep score. It doesn’t store receipts of offenses to pull out later.
On the cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). That is the highest form of love.
Forgiveness doesn’t always mean reconciliation, but it always means release. It’s choosing freedom over bitterness.
6. Love Will Believe
Love believes the best. It doesn’t mean being naïve or ignoring reality, it means giving room for redemption, restoration, and hope.
Think of Barnabas, nicknamed “Son of Encouragement.” When others doubted Paul (formerly Saul), Barnabas believed in him and stood by him (Acts 9:27). His belief in Paul’s calling opened the door for Paul’s ministry.
Love believes God can do more than we imagine, in others and in us.
7. Love Will Never Let Go
Love perseveres. It holds on when everything in us wants to quit.
Ruth’s words to Naomi remain one of the most beautiful declarations of enduring love: “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16).
That’s love that clings, not out of desperation but out of devotion.
Let love lead, Every Day
Sis, love is not a one-time emotion. It’s a daily decision.
And the most beautiful truth is this: God doesn’t just call us to love like this, He first loved us this way. His love is patient, kind, selfless, humble, forgiving, believing, and enduring.
When we walk in His love, we reflect His heart to a hurting world.
So today, let’s not just talk about love. Let’s live it.
Question for you:
Which of these seven aspects of love is God calling you to grow in today?
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