Can we love each other too much? How much is too much? In a southern city newspaper there was an ad inviting people to a seminar entitled, “Women who love too much.” Some time ago a young widow told her pastor how deeply she had loved her husband and that she sometimes felt guilty because maybe she loved him too much. She added, “Sometimes I wonder if I loved my husband too much. Could that be the reason God took him away from me?”

Can we love God too much? In a recent church magazine a retired pastor lamented that he gave too much time and effort to the church. He wrote, “I was a fool to give so much time and effort to the church to the neglect of my family and friends.” Should love of family or friends come before love of God? Can love of God make you spend too much of yourself in church …