If you listen to the lyrics of current worship songs, they include repetitious phrases of God’s unending love for us and who He says we are. Lines declare our inheritance, our position, and our redemption. We are chosen, not forsaken. God will go to unending lengths to draw us to Himself. The call to surrender to the Christian life is sung as an ambiguous response to God’s love and sacrifice. Trials are mentioned only as vague struggles that provide opportunities for God to intervene on our behalf. Recently, a Hillsong composer made news when he declared on social media that he was “genuinely losing his Christian faith.” He is not the first of several well-known Christians to backtrack on their previous professions. These are men and women who have spent years following Christ with passion. Yet, for some reason, they fall away. In light of those who have walked away from the faith in recent days, what does it take to fall in love with God for a lifetime, and what does it mean to truly love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? Below are five ways we develop a life-long love relationship with God.