1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Do you think of love as a chicken and egg situation where you cannot love someone else without them loving you as well?
Love has to start somewhere and if you are serious about it, it must start with you!
God started the ball rolling by sending His Son to pay for our debt so we can be forgiven; all we need do is to love Him back with the same love He has already shown us.
With that love in us we can then share love with other people and encourage them to see what God has done.