{"id":12907,"date":"2025-08-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12907"},"modified":"2025-07-16T07:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:25:28","slug":"first-loved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/first-loved\/","title":{"rendered":"First Loved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Purple-Sky-Book-Cover-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Purple-Sky-Book-Cover-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Purple-Sky-Book-Cover-Instagram-Post-45-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Purple-Sky-Book-Cover-Instagram-Post-45-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Purple-Sky-Book-Cover-Instagram-Post-45.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus\u2019 disciple, John, summarizes the command to love one\u2019s brother by first explaining divine love.&nbsp; Originating from our heavenly Father, manifested through Jesus, love as defined by God should characterize the life of His children.&nbsp; Christ&#8217;s followers should leave a legacy of love wherever they go, just as Jesus did.&nbsp; We love because the Creator first loved us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loving others for the sake of the Savior requires a relationship with Jesus.&nbsp; Only by understanding divine love can we share it with others.&nbsp; The Lord invites us to care for others as He cares for us.&nbsp; Sacrificially, with grace, Jesus came to Earth and set an example for us to follow.&nbsp; As we get to know Christ better, it should reflect in our actions as we love Him and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first began my journey with Jesus, I didn\u2019t fully understand divine love. As I developed a more intimate relationship with the Savior and learned about the greatest commandment, I realized that life revolves around love, and through it, we grow and mature, becoming more like Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accept the love God offers.&nbsp; Seek to know Jesus better, learning about His divine affection for us, then sharing it with all you meet.&nbsp; Lead with love and become a shining light for Christ in a dark world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Journal Question:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How does understanding that God loves you first shift your perspective about love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Random Act of Kindness:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">How can you lead with love today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. Jesus\u2019 disciple, John, summarizes the command to love one\u2019s brother by first explaining divine love.&nbsp; Originating from our heavenly Father, manifested through Jesus, love as defined by God should characterize the life of His children.&nbsp; Christ&#8217;s followers should leave a legacy of love wherever they go, just as Jesus did.&nbsp; We love because&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/first-loved\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First Loved<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12907"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12913,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907\/revisions\/12913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}