Love life. Not as a slogan, but as a way to receive each day as gift and task. Scripture says, “In him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). To love life is to love the Giver by cherishing what He entrusts to us.
First, receive. Begin the day with open hands: “Lord, this breath is borrowed. Teach me to use it well.” “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps 118:24). Name three mercies (Lam 3:22–23; Jas 1:17). Gratitude turns existence into worship (Col 3:17).
Second, reverence. To love life is to honour bodies, time, and creation. “Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps 46:10). Put the phone down at meals. Notice the sky after rain (Ps 19:1). Speak blessing instead of sarcasm (Eph 4:29). Reverence heals the hurried heart.
Third, risk love. Real life expands when we step beyond safe circles. Make the awkward call; forgive the old wound (Eph 4:32). Sit with someone in pain without fixing them (Rom 12:15). Christ did not hoard life; He poured it out (Phil 2:5–8) so we might have life “abundantly” (Jn 10:10).
Fourth, share. Life multiplies around a table (Acts 2:46–47). Invite a neighbour (Heb 13:2). “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 Jn 3:18). Community is where loved life becomes visible (Rom 12:9–13).
Finally, return. Each night, hand the day back to God: “All is yours.” Cast your cares on Him (1 Pet 5:7). Confess what was crooked; receive pardon (1 Jn 1:9); sleep as one kept by mercy (Ps 4:8). Loving life is not chasing thrills. It is a holy steadiness—receiving, reverencing, risking, sharing, returning—until ordinary hours glow with resurrection hope (Rom 8:11). Therefore, bless the first person you see, write a thank-you note, or cook a simple meal to share. These seeds, sown quietly, grow a garden where life is loved well—every day.
