A different Kind of love By Thelma Ehigiamusoe There’s a kind of love nobody knows. It is uncommon to the human mind. This kind of love is not self-serving or preserving. It is utterly selfless. It puts the next person's needs above yours. It is not a love we know without help. It is a love God knows and shows. What Kind of love is this? He showed this love when He gave His life for the human race (John3.16). He reconciled us to Himself through His death and resurrection (Colossians 1:20). He ensured we do not need to ‘work’ towards our salvation or prove ourselves to Him to be in His ‘good grace’(Ephesians 2:8-9). He made forgiveness available even before we knew to obey Him (Romans 4:8). He loved us first (1 John 4.19). A love so perfect casts out shame, guilt, fear, condemnation, doubts, and pain(1 John 4.18). This love, He passed on to His children through His Spirit. It is through this kind of love we realize that self-preservation is self-destru...