What does your love reflect?

In my friend Neb's writings (page 84 of When the Good News Gets Even Better) about dealing with people who are unkind or even hateful, he says Jesus taught us (in Matthew 5:38-48) and elsewhere in the Bible (I Thes 5:15; I Peter 3:9; Romans 12:14, 17-19), "that our response should be reflective of who we are not simply a reaction that mirrors our natural emotions." Does your love reflect who you are or reveal who you don't want to be? Our natural emotions can be confusing, and often not good. Don't let your love reflect who you aren't or don't want to be. Let your love reflect who made you, and loves you, and loves others. Don't be a reactor, be a generator.