about love

i was laying in bed this morning talking with God and the topic of love came up. i got the revelation that love is not about a person's qualities or personality but loving a person is loving who they are. this may not seeming huge to you but it made so much sense to me. i don't know how to explain it all but love is not a feeling, it is not based on characteristics like a person's height, eye color, or smile. love is from God since he is love. we can only truly love when we have God inside us. i then read 1 John 4:7-21. God is love and when we have his love in us we are then able to love others. this love is not based on anything they have done or said. rather it just flows from God. we don't have to work at producing it or making it happen. it just comes. amazing love straight from God himself.