Love is not static. Just because we love something or someone today does not mean we will love that same thing or person in the future. Love can change. Now, this process of change is not outside of our control. I’m not talking about falling in and out of love. But our choices might change who and how we love over time. The same is true spiritually and is demonstrated by Solomon.
First Kings 3:3 says, “Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father…” But in 1 Kings 11, we read that Solomon “loved many foreign women,” that he “clung to these in love,” and that they turned his heart away from God. Solomon genuinely loved the Lord in his younger years. But bad choices and evil influences changed his love over time. If you love the Lord today, ensure you continue to love Him. Protect your heart against evil influence and choose to persist and grow in love each day.