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The Apostle Paul said in I Corinthians 13 that one of the greatest attributes of a Christian was love. Jesus said that people would know we belong to Him if we show love one to another. John said in his first epistle that "He that loves is born of God. He that does not love does not know God." (I John 4:7-8)

Yet, in my 23 years as a Christian, I have found that this quality is one of the hardest for Christians to exhibit. We gossip about each other. We look down our noses at the lost. We are so quick to judge. Yet if a poll was taken of Christians, most of us would agree that it is extremely important for believers to exhibit a Christlike love.

So why don't we do it?

I became convicted about this a few years back and am trying very hard to something about it in my own life. (Those who know me well can tell you that I don't always succeed but I do hope they'll also say that I try.) One thing I've learned is to take the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) motto as something literal instead of just a catchy slogan. How would Jesus see this person? How would Jesus react to that comment? The answer is always that He would react with love.

So that's what I try to do. I don't always succeed. Sometimes I fall really hard. But you know what? I always feel closer to Jesus and better about myself when I do it successfully. Wouldn't the world be a much better place if we all mastered the art of exhibiting a Christlike love? Will you give it a try?