These quotes come from a chapter on charity and/or love. They address the problem many people might have in loving others or loving God. Very appropriate since many people today still rely so much on their "feelings" to motivate them to do something, or to think something is true or worthwhile."Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the greatest secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him."
"They are told they ought to love God. They cannot find any such feeling in themselves. What are they to do? The answer is the same as before. Act as if you did. Do not sit trying to manufacture feelings. Ask yourself, 'If I were sure I loved God, what would I do?' When you have found the answer, go and do it."
And then the humbling one about God's love that ought to elicit praise and inspire obedience...
"But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His (God's) love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him."
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