1 Corinthians 12-14
What God said to me – Your service to Me must be out of love – love for Me and love for others. When I saved you I called you to ministry – to Me and to others – and I gifted you to be able to carry out that ministry. You can minister and exercise your spiritual gifts – whether teaching or prophecy or mercy or giving or whatever your gifts may be – out of a sense of duty and service, but if you do it without love, you cannot please Me. Love should be the foundation of all you do. When you serve with love wherever I call you, your service will be effective. People sense when you don’t care so they don’t respond. People long to be loved so when you extend love to them, they are more receptive to Me because they see Me in you.