“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now, remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love.” – John 15:9-10

It’s not enough to be loved by God the Father and by Jesus. Jesus says we need to remain in His love. Implied in that statement is the idea that we need to receive the love that God has for us through His Son, Jesus. God can love us all day long, but we don’t experience life change until we open ourselves up to that love.

How do we do that? By saying to God, what you want is what I want. That’s the essence of loving God–total surrender. Too often we wonder about (or completely doubt) our ability to give ourselves totally to God. But ask yourself the question, can you do it now? In this moment, for this moment alone, can you want what God wants and only what God wants? Great. That’s one moment, now string two moments together.

Stringing moments together requires that we have moment-by-moment fellowship with God Himself. It requires that we be constantly aware of His presence, His care, His power. When we do that, we remain in His love.