I was going to recap the last 10 days, but you can see them here --->
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ~Romans 5:8
Why do you love your spouse? (beauty, sense of humor, kindness...?)
What if over the years, they stopped being every one of these things? Would you still love them?
The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.
agape (uh-GOP-ay)
It differs from phieo (friendship) and eros (sexual love). Both are important in marriage but if they are your foundation, your relationship is unstable.
Phileo and eros can fluctuate based on feelings. Agape love is selfless and unconditional. "in sickness and health", "for richer or poorer", "for better or worse".
This is God's kind of love.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ~1 John 4:10
If he insisted that we prove ourselves worthy of His love, we would fail miserably.
We love, because He first loved us. ~1 John 4:19
If you have "fallen out of love" you have never loved unconditionally to begin with.
Love that began for the wrong reasons can be restored and redeemed. When your enjoyment of each other as friends and lovers is based on unwavering commitment, you will experience an intimacy that cannot be achieved any other way.
Love that "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7) does not come from within. It can only come from God.
"neither death, nor life, nor anges, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39)
This is God's kind of love. And thankfully - by your choice - it can become your kind of love. But first you must receive it and share it.
And don't be suprised, when your spouse begins living confidently under its shade, if he or she doesn't become even more lovable to you then you remember.
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ~Romans 5:8
Why do you love your spouse? (beauty, sense of humor, kindness...?)
What if over the years, they stopped being every one of these things? Would you still love them?
The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.
agape (uh-GOP-ay)
It differs from phieo (friendship) and eros (sexual love). Both are important in marriage but if they are your foundation, your relationship is unstable.
Phileo and eros can fluctuate based on feelings. Agape love is selfless and unconditional. "in sickness and health", "for richer or poorer", "for better or worse".
This is God's kind of love.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ~1 John 4:10
If he insisted that we prove ourselves worthy of His love, we would fail miserably.
We love, because He first loved us. ~1 John 4:19
If you have "fallen out of love" you have never loved unconditionally to begin with.
Love that began for the wrong reasons can be restored and redeemed. When your enjoyment of each other as friends and lovers is based on unwavering commitment, you will experience an intimacy that cannot be achieved any other way.
Love that "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7) does not come from within. It can only come from God.
"neither death, nor life, nor anges, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39)
This is God's kind of love. And thankfully - by your choice - it can become your kind of love. But first you must receive it and share it.
And don't be suprised, when your spouse begins living confidently under its shade, if he or she doesn't become even more lovable to you then you remember.
TODAY'S DARE
DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY TODAY FOR YOUR SPOUSE - SOMETHING THAT PROVES (TO YOU AND TO THEM) THAT YOUR LOVE IS BASED ON YOUR CHOICE AND NOTHING ELSE. WASH HER CAR. CLEAN THE KITCHEN. BUY HIS FAVORITE DESSERT. FOLD THE LAUNDRY. DEMONSTRATE LOVE TO THEM FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING THEIR PARTNER IN MARRIAGE.
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