How do we love and trust God?

[arunangelo]

Is our love for God in mere words, or do we love God by loving those who hurt and persecute us the ways God loved those who hurt and persecuted Him (by accepting humility, pain and suffering in order to compensate for their sins)? If we love God, we will trust Him. Do we trust Him enough to accept His humility, love and forgiveness in our own life as the source of our security, rather than the money and power of this world? Do we realize that since God loves us enough to sacrifice His life for our sins, He surely will help us in our needs? Furthermore, do we seek righteousness because of the rewards we expect it to bring to us or do we seek it because we love God? Furthermore, do we try to gain our own righteousness or do we accept it as a gift from God; which we receive in response to our faith in God’s love?