I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I do know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, He will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?,' rather He will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- God judges based on the amount of love in your actions, not the number of good deeds.
- In plain terms
- What matters is how much love you put into your actions, not how many actions you did.
- What can you take from it?
- Quality of love matters more than quantity of deeds.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much love did you put into your day?
- What defines a good life?
Another view
Deeds still impact others regardless of internal love.
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