The goal here is for the human heart to be full of divine love. This was a central teaching in the writings of John Wesley and the hymns of Charles Wesley. In his booklet, “The Most Excellent Way: John Wesley’s Theology of Love,” Joseph Dongell describes looking through all of John Wesley’s sermons, letters, and journals for what he had to say about love. For Dongell, the heart filled with divine love was the goal for those who call themselves Wesleyans. “Imagine a rare kind of gem that is dug from only one mine in the world. Whenever we see it on display, no matter who is wearing it or what cut and setting it has, we know exactly where it came from. And so, it is with love. Wherever we see love truly and purely expressed, we know that God in his grace is somehow the ultimate supplier. James 1:17 ”Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.” (pg.49-51)
Seeking to have a heart filled with divine love so that we can love God and neighbor(and self) is certainly found in the Word of God: Matthew 22:35-40 “35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”