God is love, and God designed our souls to thrive within the context of authentic love. Just like our need for hope and our need for stability, which we looked at in the previous chapters, love is a fundamental desire of our souls. We naturally seek to be loved and to love. Our souls find security and happiness and identity in this concept called love. And while that looks different for different people, ultimately our souls cannot be at home without love. God is the original lover. He is the perfect, consistent, all-encompassing personification of love. He defines love and he is the source of
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