https://youtu.be/ELc0Nycddig?si=ANKhFLKuL2lcKT9k Our love for our children should not be conditional. Even if we were unable to truly love our children or other relatives, being born again, we should be able to do that because we have the life of God in us. The Holy Spirit will strengthen us to love them.
Love is the nature of God. God Himself is Love. He says in his word that they that love are his. No one who does not love could say that he knows God. God Himself is Love. We are his children so it should not be difficult for us to live. We should be able to love others just as God loves us. When we love others, we are exhibiting the nature of God. Those who do not love are children of the devil. The devil is a murderer from the beginning.
The love of a parent towards his or her children should be the type that comes and goes. It should be an enduring love. We should love our children with our hearts. We should not love with conditions. Even though our children are not living up to our expectations, let us still love them. We should not allow the devil to sow the evil seed of enmity in our hearts.
The children should understand that the character of a person determines how people will love him. We should not live in a manner that makes people to hate us. As we are expecting to enjoy the love of our parents, we the children should be obedient and submissive. We should honour them as the Bible admonishes us. We should respect them. Let us try to build a strong family relationship between ourselves, parents and children.