"So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God." Mark 11.22
Jesus demands of His followers to have faith in God. If faith were a feeling of the heart, how to make one "feel" the faith in God? Impossible. Jesus does not demand anything impossible from His disciples. This requirement from the Lord is concerning the faith-obedience or practice of the Word of God and nothing else.
" 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and '(love) your neighbor as yourself'." Luke 10:27
If the love God is asking us for had anything to do with the emotions of the heart, it would be impossible to love Him. Because how could you feel love for the Unknown?
How could you demand any emotions from your heart?
The love mentioned above refers to a thought, followed by an action.
Biblically speaking, love and giving walk hand in hand. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son... John 3:16
Therefore, love is giving, caring, respecting, helping, overall it is doing something for someone you love.
