1 Peter 1:8

Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy.

Jesus was our life changer, bringing us out of sin and death. We now have the possibility of hope and a future with someone on our side. We no longer suffer in sadness but can be lifted into joy. We love Him because Jesus first loved and died for us so we can live.