The first commandment in the Bible is to, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul, and strength."
First time I heard it, I thought God is kinda selfish. Sorry, Lord.
But after I received the Holy Spirit who came to dwell inside me, that was the moment I felt arms embracing me like a warm blanket. I felt loved and relieved. That peace was something I can't compare anything with.
The second commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself which was "impossible" to me. I'm telling you, nobody can. But it was necessary so I asked Jesus to teach me how to love others. Sounds ridiculous but I knew he'd teach me.
He simply said, follow my commands.
I was like, okay. There was nothing wrong.
I kept reading the Bible and filled myself with his commandments. It always impressed me how Jesus loved everyone. He moved full of compassion. Even when I was in dirt, he particularly called my name and said, I love you very much.
So time passed and I saw the 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit getting born inside of me.
I always hated my parents for many things and I could justify them easily to God that I wasn't wrong but every time I'd see them, he always said to my heart, "Honor your father and your mother." I did. For my siblings, he said, "Mention them in your prayers," I did, for my friends, he said, "Forgive them all and pray for them," I couldn't deny, for my neighbor who practically did black magic, he said, "forgive her, pray so that her eyes may be opened," it was shocking! but I did bc I was growing up in love with Jesus so much that I'd do everything he'd tell me. Any person I'd meet, he said, "pray for her/him."
Finally, through the book of Ezekiel, he asked me if I'd like to stand in the gap and pray for others and I obeyed, not for any reward but only bc I wanted to keep him happy inside of me.