We explore why trying harder to love burns us out and how abiding in Christ changes the root that grows true love. We reframe repentance as waking up to union, shifting from performance to participation so love flows without strain.
• love as participation in Christ, not imitation
• effort management and shame cycles
• union, identity, and fear-free love
• repentance as metanoia and re-abiding
• transactional love versus unconditional love
• fruit of the Spirit as natural overflow
• rest over striving, awareness over behavior
