A test of humility

Have you ever poured so much into a person (or at least you think you do), and just get nothing back in return? How do you feel? For me it's almost like you feel an overwhelming sense of discouragement. I was rereading a passage in Crazy Love by Francis Chan today and it struck me. This is lukewarm thinking.

"Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as themselves. Their love of others is usually focused on those who love them in return like family, friends, and other people who they know and connect with. There is little love left for those who cannot love them back, much less for those who intentionally slight them., who’s kids are better athletes than theirs, or with whom conversations are awkward and uncomfortable.  Their love is highly conditional and very selective, and generally comes with strings attached." - Chan

What convicting words. Am I loving people to expect things in return, or am I loving people as God loves them because that is what I'm called to do? These people who don't return the love I think I'm pouring out deserve to be loved just as much as the people pouring into me. It's something convicting to think about.