Today is a special day because we’re supposed to show our love to our loved ones. It’s a day to celebrate love and even though it’s traditionally marketed toward couples, I prefer to think it’s a day to show our love for everyone. I love people! I love to love on people. It’s amazingly rewarding to love others because, most of the time, it is reciprocated. And when it’s not, God fills in the gap.

God loves us with an unconditional love with no expectations of us loving Him back. But when we choose to love Him back, a whole new world of love opens up to us. God fills us up with His love and then we can pour it out unto others. I want to learn to love others unconditionally, with the love of God and with no expectations.

Today, I want to encourage you to tell the people you love the simple three words that can change a life, “I love you.” Then show them how much you love them by doing something special for them. Sometimes written words can express way better than actions so you need to tell the special persons in your life how you feel. Other times, a small gesture, like a hug, shows appreciation and a deep love that no words can express. Praying for others is also a silent, private gesture of love. God listens to all our prayers. Tell the ones you love that you prayed for them. You have no idea how far those simple words and gestures of love go for a person.

We all need to be loved because we are human beings. God made us that way because we were created in His image, which means He also wants to be loved. The best gift we can give to others and to our God is to love people and love Him back.

To all my friends and family, I love you! You each have a piece of my heart that is reserved just for you. God has my whole heart.