Communion--Love Feast

This week we looked at Communion being the "Love Feast of God". We are called to examine our lives and discover if we are to receive Communion. If we take Communion with impure motives, than according to Scripture we are as good as dead. Not very encouraging words. How do we know if we have pure motives though?
If we read 1 Corinthians 11 in context we discover that pure motives happen when we are in love with God and when we love others. The church in Corinth had created road blocks to others receiving Communion and Paul viewed those actions very unloving.
This caused me to wonder...how am I doing? Do I love God? It is easy to answer yes, but very difficult to be sure. I know that I also love coffee. I love my wife. I love food. I love the Colts. Where does my love for God fit in? Do I really love God? Scripture adds to the love of God loving others. Do I love others or do I just tolerate them? There are times that I know that I do not love or like people and as I examined this scripture I realized that I cannot/do not receive God's grace when I view and treat people this way. It is so hard to stay on top of this. I have found that there are things that I can do to make sure I am loving people with pure motives and based on my love of God. I was wondering what are things that you do to make sure you "stay in love with God and love others as yourself?" Hopefully this discussion will encourage us as we pursue Christ daily in the community that we live and as we prepare to receive Communion, the Lord's Love Feast, next week.