Where did I ever say that I sit in a corner, feeling all warm and happy with God's love, keep it all to myself and never serve or love him?
We love BECAUSE he first loved us.
Didn't need to. He showed it by healing, listening to, restoring them and raising the dead - and ultimately on the cross.
You try loving God and others as he loves us - with divine, perfect love - without first being filled and receiving from him.
If that were possible, you'd be doing it in your own strength, not God's love.
I obey God by doing what he has called me to do.
Sorry, but, with respect, you can't have read very thoroughly; I said love is NOT gooey feelings.
Well if you really want to know, I made a 500 mile round trip to see my mother, who has dementia, on her birthday - a woman who can no longer speak, doesn't recognise me and before I got to the front door to start the long journey home, would not know I had been there. Had I not fallen on the train, in my rush to see my mother, I would have been walking and doing my role as chaplain on the canal.
Does that satisfy you?
WHERE did I say that thinking about God's love for me leads to total inaction; having happy, lovely thoughts that I keep all to myself and never do anything for anyone?
Seriously, show me please, so that I can edit it.
You're making the ENORMOUS assumption that thinking about God's love leads me to do absolutely nothing.
This thread is about proving we love God IN ORDER TO BE saved - the OP made it about salvation.
Well you don't seem to know WHAT I am saying, so it probably is.