Attitude is what makes liking and loving different from one another. We are able to love because he loves us. Understanding this is critical to our ability to live out the Christian life of love. It is critical to our ability to keep the only commandment that Jesus in fact gave to us. My friends, love does not happen in a vacuum.
Love is something that is passed from one person to another.
This is one reason Christian parents and particularly Christian mothers are so important. A child who does not receive love, psychologists tell us, will not be able to give love. On the other hand, a child who has received the proper amount of nurturing as an infant and as a toddler will have a sense of security and trust that will last them all their lives. This is also true with regard to Christ's commandment to love. If you try to keep Christ's commandment without first nurturing your relationship with him you are doomed to fail.