“True love does not become smaller as it is invested, but grows bigger and bigger the more it moves. Conversely, if the principle were that true love would grow smaller, God would be depleted through His investment. But the opposite is the case.” (CSG 237-124)
This claim contradicts the laws of thermodynamics applied to human energy: everything physical diminishes when poured out. Food is spent when eaten; sleep is used up when woken from; attention is depleted through work.
True love operates by a different principle. When God invested 100 units to create, “120 will come back.” This is not wishful thinking but the structural claim that love is not a resource that gets used — it is a generative principle that multiplies through exercise.
Practical implication: people who practice genuine love should not burn out. Burnout comes from giving without being centered on love — performing service, completing tasks, meeting obligations. That does deplete. Love given freely, oriented toward the actual good of the other, replenishes.
“With a heart of love, you never get tired, because you have the power of love. The energy spent is always replenished by more energy than is used up, no matter how much is invested.” (CSG 237-130)
For worship leading
Worship leading out of obligation or performance will drain. Worship leading out of genuine love for God and the people in the room — out of the desire to actually connect them — follows the principle of this note. The difference is palpable in the room and in the leader after the service.