“But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭CSB‬‬

It is so true that it is so hard to do something nice for an ungrateful, mean person. Imagine someone who has insulted you, bullied you, ignored your efforts at friendship, returned borrowed tools with broken parts or not at all, gossiped about you, keyed your car – whatever ugly behavior you can think of… (It’s so easy to think of awful things, isn’t it?) Now imagine giving that person your house to live in when theirs burned down because they had a meth lab in the basement. Then imagine donating a kidney to them. They aren’t grateful but mock you for being such a pushover, a fool. Now imagine you are dying because of an infection due to the kidney donation and having no home. They still aren’t grateful but you stop by to mow their lawn with a smile and a kind word right before you die. This is how much Jesus loves me. He gave everything, including His life, to save me from my own bad choices, my sin, even though I wasn’t grateful and didn’t care.

Dear God,
Thank you for your love. I am so grateful. Teach me never to take your love for granted but to accept it with gratitude every day and share it generously with everyone in my life whether they ‘deserve’ it or not.