I read this article by John Piper which discusses the depth of God’s love for us. I encourage you to read it.

Our ultimate example of love shows a depth that is yet to be exhausted so why should our love end? I think any love that has no depth is not worth it. Love requires a lot from an individual; time, resources, energy and so on, to really make an impact on another individual. Without depth, love runs out quickly.

 And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge

Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV)

If you feel like you’re running out of love, draw from Christ. When some people hear my name (Lovelyn), they respond by saying that I must be so full of love and I laugh. I do love people, but I still struggle with it. There is room for growth in love. I once heard a mother say that she didn’t know if she was capable of loving a second child until she laid her eyes on the child and suddenly realized that her capacity for love had increased.

An article by Powell, A., in Harvard Gazette actually speaks of some positive health benefits in married couples who share deep (eros) love. For example, they have increased immune function, tend to live longer and have higher survival rates from major surgeries.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord

Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)

Final Thoughts

The kind of love that runs deep takes time to build. The key though is for you to stay rooted in Christ’s love and that love is reproduced in one towards others.

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What does deep love look like to you? Do you think that love needs to run deep? If so, why? If not, why?

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