Relationships can be both wonderful and difficult – sometimes all in the same day. How we love one another can often times be a challenge.
I’m excited about a new journey Steve and I are taking with a City Group from our church led by Mark and Audrey Alman.
We are going through the book titled How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich (published by WaterBrook Press) with five other couples and six single young men and women.
Earlier this year my counselor recommended this book and I’ve been digesting it one bite at a time.
I’m learning and growing.
I see my communication style in a fresh new way. I’ve found help to iron out some of the difficult areas of my relationships.
I like it so much I’ve been giving it as birthday or anniversary gifts to the people in my life.
Friends, siblings, parent-child, co-worker, in-laws, you name it, your relationship can be more effective after learning these strategies.
This book truly has the capacity to change your life.
Over the next eight weeks I’m going to share what God is showing me about my communication and love styles.
Some things were no surprise, but I’ve learned a few new things about myself.
I hope to encourage you to take a look at your styles.
I pray this new knowledge will be put to work to make your life rich with clear communication.
You deserve a life filled with life-giving relationships.
How about joining me on this journey through How We Love?
You can purchase the book by clicking on the Amazon link below. It contains a workbook to help you apply the life changing principles.
These principles will equip you to break free of negative patterns and enhance your relationships.
But even more interesting are all the tips and tools available on Milan and Kay Yerkovich’s website.
Click here to learn more about this amazing ministry. www.HowWeLove.com
I’ll post my thoughts about our first meeting soon.
In the meantime, how about going to the website and taking the test that gives you an idea of your love style. I am anxious to hear about your results.
Here is a link to this test.
http://www.howwelove.com/hwlstylestest/HWLLoveStyleTest.aspx
It doesn’t take long to take it. At the end you can print out a graph showing your love styles.
Come back to my blog next week and I’ll share more about my results.
God Bless your heart as you learn how you love…I hope you’ll join me in this journey.
Gigi Murfitt
Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:8-9
Do you see the Father when you look at Jesus?
Our Father is the creator of the universe.
Sometimes we see the loving, caring Jesus but we have a difficult time seeing the Father God who reaches down to touch us through Jesus.
Is it perhaps because our own earthly father did not treat us with unconditional love?
Is it because we felt abandoned by our dad and we believe God will abandon us too?
Is it because we never knew our biological father?
Remember Jesus and the Father are ONE.
Jesus only did what the Father told him to do.
All the unconditional love we see in the caring and nurturing Jesus who went to the cross on our behalf is the Father love of God too.
I pray you will see the Father.
SEE is a theme for me this week. Yesterday in my Bible study we talked about how God sees us for who we really are and loves us. He sees our tears and even stores them for us. He sees our potential.
He sees YOU.
I do too. I see you reaching out and grabbing his hand.
God bless your heart.
Gigi
The idea for this blog post came from the September 21st devotional in God Calling by AJ Russell.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
So many times in Scripture the answer is LOVE. Because true LOVE from God’s heart lasts.
God is LOVE and only His work remains.
All fame fades eventually. All talk fades away.
All fame fades eventually. All talk fades away.
The work that is not done with LOVE passes by without a thought.
But God-quality LOVE lasts.
Jesus is—TRUE LOVE
They will know WHO I love by HOW I love.
Unfortunately we don’t always get this right. Even in the church.
Some of the work we do isn’t even on God’s agenda. We do it to check it off our do-gooder list. But do we do it in TRUE LOVE?
How about a smile in a time of need? God’s LOVE.
How about a kind word to a hurting heart? God’s LOVE.
How about a helping hand to a neighbor in need? God’s LOVE.
How about acknowledging someone’s worth? God’s LOVE.
All acts of LOVE inspired by God’s LOVE are recognized as a welcome mats into eternity.
As we move through the furry and frenzy of this holiday season, I pray there is one goal in mnd.
To LOVE.
Is your welcome mat out?
God Bless your heart with the LOVE of God flowing through you to others.
Gigi
The idea for this blog post came from the Nov 22 devotional in the God Calling book by AJ Russell.
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