Love for Scripture: John 14:15-31

I recently switched from my Chicken Soup for the Soul bible to a new Quest Study Bible that I picked up at a thrift store years ago. With it comes a new reading plan and the study notations are opening my eyes to see the bible in ways I've never considered before.
Read today's verse. It starts with Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit coming to us after His death.
Read it again.
Verse 15 says 'If you love me, you will obey what I command.'
Verse 21a 'Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is one who loves me.'
Verse 23a 'Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching."'
Three times in one lesson Jesus says if we love Him we must obey or if we obey we must love Him.
Am I learning more about obedience this year as well as love without realizing it? I know I'm learning more about Him and my relationship is growing so much stronger as I am learning to listen as I never have before.
Is that obedience to His love?
Through this journey and through my personal life, I have learned of many people who are working on love or obedience this year.
Is Jesus saying we are all working on the same thing 'love AND obedience'?
I have found myself in the past few weeks waiting, listening for his voice as I try to make my decisions or before I react to a situation. It is hard and I don't always succeed, but sometimes, I do feel a calming spirit come over me in the heat of the moment. I just say thank you, because I know that I am obeying Him. And it all started with Blinded and Love for Wide Open Roads.
It's amazing how far I've come. I feel so blessed to be able to share it with you, to know that this is my calling today. I don't know where tomorrow will take me, but I can't wait to find out!