YOUR FIRST LOVE
“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.” —Revelation 2:4–5 NLT
One way to keep your Christian faith vibrant and impactful is to maintain and nurture your first love—that is, the passion and excitement for Christ’s work that you felt when you first began your relationship with Him. 
When Jesus told the believers at Ephesus that they had left their first love, He was getting to the heart of the matter, the root of success or failure in the Christian life. He was saying, “You are leaving this first love. You are neglecting these basic things.” 
The Ephesians, like many Christians, were emphasizing things other than the essentials of the faith.
They were bogging themselves down with human expectations. That’s when the Christian life becomes drudgery. That’s when you start saying, “There are so many rules. There are so many restrictions. I want to live as I please. I want to be free.” 
When you begin to think like that, you’re leaving your first love—and the joy and fulfillment that come with it. 
Jesus said of His followers, “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life” (John 10:10 NLT).
A rich and satisfying life is one that is marked by joyful and humble service, a spirit of gratitude, a hunger for God’s Word, and a passion for the gospel.
Jesus died to make such a life possible for those who believe in Him. 
God bless you!